A networked university is a truly global one
Large-scale, transdisciplinary networks of universities represent the next phase of internationalisation, says Patrick Prendergast聽
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Cambridge鈥檚 Trinity faces union boycott after confirming USS exit
Academics may be asked not to apply for jobs, give lectures or conduct external examining at Trinity
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Educational charities must behave charitably
It is not enough for UK universities with charitable status merely to conduct teaching and research, say Nicola Dandridge and Helen Stephenson
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The climate emergency and the new civic role for the university
As we face a climate emergency, universities must undergo radical change to lead the way in tackling the crisis, Paul Chatterton writes
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Big-name business schools 鈥榞ive students less teaching time鈥
Vast resources channelled into research, analysis of business schools finds
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Reading halves Malaysia workforce after multimillion-pound losses
University cuts courses but will become first foreign institution to offer law degree in country
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Publishers fail to stem tide of illicit ResearchGate uploads
Berlin-based academic network faces court action in US and Germany, and lost more than 鈧12 million (拢10.7 million) in 2017, accounts show
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Frontload training in first postdoctoral post, says research head
Liverpool pro vice-chancellor says new positions would be step between聽PhDs and traditional postdoctoral posts
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A 鈥榞raduate school鈥 should award its own degrees
The Advertising Standards Authority聽is wrong to permit to聽any provider of training to graduates to declare聽itself a 鈥済raduate school鈥, says Viv Ellis
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The Value of Ecocriticism, by Timothy Clark
Book of the week: Leo Mellor assesses a bold attempt to make the case for literature and criticism in the light of environmental disaster
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Why Cities Look the Way They Do, by Richard J. Williams
Flora Samuel welcomes an irreverent analysis of today鈥檚 cities
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Culture in Nazi Germany, by Michael H. Kater
James Stevens Curl has reservations about an account of the art produced under totalitarianism
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Regaining a sense of place
In a perilous time of populist attacks and constant value critiques, universities should focus on rebuilding trust in their local communities
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What are you reading? 鈥 20聽June 2019
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers