The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being, by William Davies
Kathryn Ecclestone on a study examining the underside of the new fixation on inner feelings
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English university funding ‘up in the air’ as review looms
Observers say key issue is whether review’s remit is wide-ranging, or set to predetermined objectives
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Sensational news stories ‘damaging’ nutritional research
Discipline at ‘critical point’ in UK as universities struggle to replace retiring staff, says report led by Newcastle vice-chancellor
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Asia University Rankings 2018: results announced
Singapore has the continent’s best university for the third year in a row but China’s stars are in the ascendant, says Ellie Bothwell
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University Mental Health Day: the weight of expectations
For academics and students alike, pressure to perform coupled with a lack of institutional support can severely affect mental health
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The new REF rules could end game-playing – but only if we let them
The 2021 research excellence framework could be more representative and humane than ever, but the devil will be in the implementation, says James Wilsdon
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Mr Blonde shoots again? Some bark, some bite as Johnson invokes Reservoir Dogs
Andy Westwood gives his verdict on Jo Johnson's big HE speech
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Dream of French mega-university lives on as grandes écoles split
Despite failure to include several prestigious institutions in the project, the president of the University of Paris-Saclay says that it will still be a ‘globally world-class university’
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Academia and the gig economy: how to survive in the post-golden age
Academia often treats leavers as failures, but some of our smartest scholars are starting to see walking away as liberation, writes Inger Mewburn
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Budget 2017: £250 million allocated to PhD places and fellowships
Chancellor Philip Hammond allocates previously announced industrial strategy funding
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Can Qatar’s universities survive the Gulf blockade?
Will the current blockade on Qatar harm its higher education system? Simon Baker investigates whether the need to find common scientific ground among Gulf states could win out
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Huddersfield wins Global Teaching Excellence Award
Inaugural HEAÂ award is latest accolade for Yorkshire institution
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Interview with Carol S. Dweck
The psychology professor on students’ mindsets, nine-day weeks and thinking in the bathÂ
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Interview with Mykaell Riley
University of Westminster music academic on fighting with punks, boosting Peter Andre’s career and pioneering ‘classical reggae’
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Forget the money – think of the people we could lose if Brexit is mismanaged
European staff have helped make the UK higher education system a world leader, says Sarah Stevens, and we need to ensure that they continue to do so