‘Lame’ celebrity academics feed ‘psychopathic careerism’
Something distinctly unhealthy about environment where a few celebrity scholars are surrounded by ‘wannabes’ and embittered failures, claims new book
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Interview with Helen Burt
The retiring UBC scientist on inspirational partners, the precarious state of career options, and the formative value of stink bombs
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William Dalzell, 1936-2021
Tributes paid to lecturer who pushed his students to be ‘true detectives’ in helping companies solve their problems
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Naomi Wolf wanted extra year-long embargo on controversial thesis
Oxford emails reveal efforts to block publication of DPhil thesis that was deposited almost six years after her viva
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UK student satisfaction collapses as pandemic drags on
Hepi-Advance HE survey finds growing frustration with UK university courses in a year of major upheaval
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The week in higher education – 24 June 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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24 June 2021 digital edition
Best foot forward: can South-east Asia’s universities meet sky-high aspirations?
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Rising master’s fees ‘could scupper progress on access’
Postgraduate loans appeared to narrow gap between working class students and others but Sutton Trust warns that increased costs could wipe out this progress
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Is South-east Asia higher education’s next global hotspot?
With a vast youth population but relatively low participation rates, higher education in the Asean region looks ripe for expansion. But can challenges over funding, quality and regional cooperation...
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Side-gigging as an editor taught me why academics are despised
Many academics exhibit an appalling degree of exceptionalism and entitlement – and an inability to complete even basic tasks, says Kate Eichhorn
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Humanities ‘decimated’ by Myanmar academic suspensions
Fields essential to country’s development could become ‘unviable’ as faculty are forced out, observers say
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Young University Rankings 2021: the ages of resilience
Young universities tout their agility while older ones trumpet their resources. The pandemic has tested both types, and that could herald a turning point
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UKRI chair pick pressed by MPs on ‘polluting’ career
Ex-BHP chief executive and current Shell chair defends himself as ‘committed to net zero’ in pre-appointment hearing
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English regulator launches spelling and grammar standards review
‘Patronising’ to expect lower standards from students from disadvantaged backgrounds, says OfS following newspaper report
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Young University Rankings 2021 digital edition
Young universities have openness to innovation, youthful agility and collegiate attitudes on their side. They will need all these qualities to emerge stronger and wiser into the post-Covid world