Interview with Emily Wilson
Classics-loving British transplant to the Ivy League describes the joy of translating ancient texts just for the gift of the intellectual struggle
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The UK’s three-year probations are needless and counterproductive
Keeping highly trained people on tenterhooks for so long undermines the conditions necessary for innovation, says a university manager
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Will the global culture wars save the humanities or destroy them?
Attacks by the likes of Donald Trump and Narendra Modi on how the humanities are taught speak to the enduring political power of these subjects despite their precarity within the academy, says Saikat...
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Opposition ‘welcomes’ accord debate but questions access drive
Coalition pledges to consider landmark ߣߣÊÓƵn report ‘in detail’
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UK business schools say international recruitment plummeting
Overseas enrolment on postgraduate courses down at three-quarters of institutions responding to sector survey
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ߣߣÊÓƵn tertiary education commission ‘could become a monster’
Best way to stop proposed oversight body going rogue is to avoid setting it up in the first place, conference hears
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Course closures bring risk of ‘humanities cold spots’
Development of ‘cold spots’ without arts and humanities programmes prompts calls for more strategic approach to university provision
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‘Fatphobia’ in the academy: the last acceptable prejudice?
Cornell University philosopher Kate Manne is calling out the discrimination – often blatant – faced by scholars deemed overweight
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Ben Sasse wins over Florida faculty with moderation and money
Former Republican senator wins praise for energy, ideas and willingness to engage on contentious issues
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Confusion over Accord’s ‘demand-driven’ widening access plan
Key recommendation in ߣߣÊÓƵn sector review report is substantially different from its historical namesake
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We need more of global science’s good and less of the bad and the ugly
Power relations would be more equitable if all leading disciplinary journals and books were published in multiple languages, says Simon Marginson
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Have universities got their fingers on the pulse of digital health?
Innovations such as wearable tech and mobile apps are expected to revolutionise healthcare and generate fortunes. But which researchers and institutions are taking their 10,000 steps, and what should...
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French universities and research ‘endangered’ by €900 million cut
Rectors question how Macron can live up to promise to end underfunding of science
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V-c: Jo Phoenix case ‘astounding indictment of UK universities’
Academic leading sex and gender research review for government also criticises ‘shocking failure of leadership in sector’ after professor’s tribunal win against OU
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Areas with lowest participation rates ‘also least productive’
Hesa examines association between productivity and skill levels at local authority level