Interview with Julie Mennell
We talk about the social responsibilities of universities, crime scene investigation and attracting talent to the North East of England with the vice-chancellor of the University of Cumbria
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Carl Weber, 1925-2016
A theatre director who worked as an assistant to Bertolt Brecht before becoming professor of drama at Stanford University has died
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Brexit strategies: how universities might shape their futures
Oxford’s appointment of head of Brexit strategy offers sector food for thought
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UK universities ‘must embrace technology or risk falling behind’
Jisc report for Hepi says technology is a ‘key tool’ in responding to challenges laid down by TEF
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A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics: A Neuroscientist on How to Make Sense of a Complex World, by Daniel Levitin
Look at the data. The truth is out there, but all must face what they find, says Shane O’Mara
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Driven out, but Ukraine’s universities are not down
Institutions displaced by war in the country’s east have relocated campuses and adopted distance learning techniques to continue teaching. Hilary Lamb reports
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Going paperless: ORCID is the new CV
Tired of the lies and back-patting that CVs are made of, Roger Watson eyes an alternative with a long list of virtues
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Gender equality: universities are still all talk and too many trousers
Female academics’ feedback on issues such as ‘acceptable’ norms reveals a sector far from its ideals, say Laurie Cohen and Jo Duberley
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Danish drugs giant invests in new UK university research centre
Novo Nordisk to invest £115 million in University of Oxford centre despite Brexit
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‘Market movements’ could change nature of English universities
Dramatic student number shifts revealed by Ucas figures come as uncertainty looms on multiple fronts
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The week in higher education – 2 February 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Laurie Taylor – 2 February 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Grant winners – 2 February 2017
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
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Still working on a positive attitude
Has scholarly pessimism helped fuel anti-expert rhetoric? Panglossian we are not, but when hope fails, there’s humour, says Shahidha Bari