Lost and found: echoes of Britain’s black voices
Alan Rice on writers and artists who are inspired by reimagining, re-enacting and creating anew the identities and histories of the UK’s African diaspora
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The Migrant’s Tale: a pilgrimage for our times
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is the model for a nine-day walk highlighting the stories of refugees
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Africa’s self-starters need fresh pedagogical approach
Sub-Saharan universities must adapt to the shifting career aims of their future graduates, study suggests
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Berkeley thinks global – but stays local
Chancellor Nicholas Dirks explains the university’s branch campus strategy
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Grant winners – 11 June 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Medical education: a prescription for change
Giving universities oversight of postgraduate training will greatly improve its quality, argues Alastair Buchan
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Why retire higher education’s watchdog?
The Quality Assurance Agency carries out work of national importance. G. R. Evans questions the wisdom behind outsourcing its duties
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David Cannadine on Winston Churchill’s unlikeliest role
He never lost his loathing of school, but becoming a university chancellor made the leader an ally of higher learning, writes David Cannadine
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Finding the right words
To write well, knowledge of other languages is crucial, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Consider impact before you dive right in
Research can have unpredictable results, but some advance planning will make proving its value much easier
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Bath celebrates first gift in fundraising drive
Inaugural campaign to diversify income streams kicks off with £5m donation for pioneering research centre
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News in brief – 11 June 2015
UK higher education round-up and highlights from the Twittersphere
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Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham – 11 June 2015
Comic conclusions on the world of doctoral study
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Israel boycott is a matter of principles
UK vice-chancellors are “opposed to any academic boycott of Israeli universities” (“Universities UK confirms opposition to Israel boycott”, 3 June). Boycotts, they say, are “inimical to academic...