A home a long way from home
Graeme Wilkinson tells David Matthews he has no regrets about taking a ‘curious opportunity’ to leave Wales and lead a Malaysian university
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News in brief
ߣߣƵDeregulate sector, urge businessesUniversity tuition fees would be deregulated, bureaucracy reduced and the ߣߣƵn federal government in more control of vocational training if the pre-...
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Mitteleuropa neighbours lose loving feeling
Owing to a common language and geographical proximity, but also because of low tuition fees and comparatively low entrance requirements, Austria’s universities are extremely popular with German...
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British desire for Brazilian education waxes
Drive to raise national profile yields opportunities for English speakers. Donna Bowater reports
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Analysis - Female geeks, come inherit Google Earth
Female academics aim to boost women’s interest in computer science. Emily Chan reports
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Grant winners
Economic and Social Research CouncilTransformative Research Call: ‘Transforming’ Social ScienceMaximum limit of £250,000; will run for 18 months.Award winner: Laura CramInstitution: University of...
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THE Scholarly Web - Notes and Austen queries
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Awards and promotions
University of MelbourneKaren Day“All ߣߣƵns abroad speak of ‘going home’: this is how it feels to me,” said Karen Day, who has been appointed dean of science at the University of Melbourne, her...
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Obituary - David Solomon
“A legendary figure at UCLA” who proved a pioneer in geriatric medicine has died.David Solomon was born on 7 March 1923 and brought up in Brookline, Massachusetts. After graduating from Brown...
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Robert Zaretsky calls for quiet time and pauses for reflection in lectures and seminars
Robert Zaretsky discusses whether sustained and sustaining pauses for thought give space for reflection amid the ellipses
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Sian Lawson discusses how scholars and students can make Twitter and Facebook truly social media
Sian Lawson offers academics advice on how to align student-scholar expectations in the social media age
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Joanna Williams loves her job: spending less time doing it won’t improve her well-being
If work is your passion, argues Joanna Williams, greater well-being doesn’t necessarily stem from spending more time at home
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Christopher Bigsby - Hard yardage
Why do US universities take sport so seriously?, asks Christopher Bigsby
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Letters
Guiding the clever to wisdom’s shoresI was fascinated by the quote from Tony Blair in 1999 promoting 50 per cent entry in UK higher education: “In today’s world there is no such thing as too clever....
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Liberation theology
Sarah Coakley is outspoken about theology’s relevance and determined not to allow it to wither in a dusty campus corner. She tells Matthew Reisz how it can illuminate contemporary issues such as...