Laurie Taylor – 15 June 2017
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Corbyn’s vision for higher education ushers in a new era
The wide appeal of Labour’s fees pledge means free higher education is back on the agenda, amid a shift in the political landscape
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On smarter supervision and smarter PhDs
Thank you for the feature “Of monsters and mentors” (1 June). The stories from the PhD students really resonated with me and the other students in my lab, particularly the accounts of casual neglect...
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Working the seams
Your article “EU set to ease rules on text and data mining” (News, 25 May) fails to acknowledge the work that publishers are undertaking to not only facilitate text and data mining but also to ensure...
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Copycat worlds
Simon Bullock, speaking for the Quality Assurance Agency, plays a wonderfully straight bat when he declares that the QAA will not tolerate students resorting to essay mills (“Using an essay mill is...
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Books interview: Sarah Eltantawi
The professor of comparative religion and author of on log-cabin Lincoln, the Koran and Islam’s political movements
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World Reputation Rankings 2017: results announced
Asian universities overtake top Western brands in the Times Higher Education ranking of the world’s most prestigious universities
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World Reputation Rankings 2017: how the experts voted for the most prestigious universities
Experts within their field are best placed to assess a university’s expertise in a subject. Here we analyse how top universities are perceived by subject
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World Reputation Rankings 2017: brand: that’s you, in a word
Brand has substance: it is the distillation of an institution’s mission and relevance, says Phil Baty
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World Reputation Rankings 2017: our people are our brand incarnate
Harvard faculty, students and alumni illuminate what the university does and shape its reputation like no other communications tool, says Paul Andrew
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World Reputation Rankings 2017: to stand out, master the three Rs
Susannah Baker and Anna Myers say that creating a distinctive university profile requires a clear idea of who you are and what strengths you offer
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World Reputation Rankings 2017: how to get the best out of your PR objectives
Complaints about university PR units often stem from inflated expectations and bad practice. Mark Ferguson offers tips on how to master media