Laurie Taylor – 18 August 2016
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When only digital delivery will do
Universities are divided over tech in teaching but as the Ebola crisis raged a Mooc proved to be a life-saving pedagogical tool
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PhD students: how to support them through illness and stress
Supervisors explain how to help students keep their research on track
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Brexit: scholars in English reflect on ‘discontents’ exposed by vote
Academics working in English studies consider what Brexit means for their discipline
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China makes progress in reversing brain drain
Higher proportion of Chinese scholars and students returning home, new book shows
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University of Macau offers unlikely home for Oxbridge tradition
Ultra-modern university in gambling hotspot looks to ancient college system for inspiration
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Knowledge Games: How Playing Games Can Solve Problems, Create Insight, and Make Change, by Karen Schrier
Dana Ruggiero on new ways of thinking about how to construct gaming experiences that allow people to help tackle intractable challenges
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Thought in Action: Expertise and the Conscious Mind, by Barbara Gail Montero
Explaining how skilled individuals deliver a peak performance is a thorny task, Jane O’Grady says
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Books interview: Debbie Lisle
The scholar of international relations and author of Holidays in the Danger Zone on misplaced nostalgia, foreign encounters and the allure of ‘dark tourism’
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‘Overly specialised graduates risk replacement by machines’
Warning from Nick Jennings, AI expert and new vice-provost at Imperial College London
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Sheffield hires ‘best teams for the job’, not just best individuals
Departments urged to consider their team's skills mix rather than just individual qualities
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The Long, Long Life of Trees, by Fiona Stafford
Book of the week: Fred Inglis delights in a grafting of art, lore and literature that logs our lives with natural wonders
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Bar essay mills from advertising and search engines, says QAA
Watchdog also says government should consider legislating to ban custom essay writing services
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A-level results 2016: a huge day for university admissions teams
What does clearing rush that follows A-level results mean for university admissions staff? Jenny Ventris explains