AI is the future but universities must retain the values of the past
Asian universities in particular are embracing a technological future, but they should bear in mind the words of two wise Americans, says Alice Gast
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International students鈥 role in migration must be better recorded
Better policy would result from improved global scrutiny of student migration, says Rajika Bhandari
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The week in higher education 鈥 1 February 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media
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Sexual violence on campus: 鈥楤y staying silent, I damaged myself鈥
Sexual misconduct is now being openly discussed, but universities still lack policies to safeguard staff from sexual violence in the workplace. This means victims remain afraid to speak out, says a...
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The Hatred of Literature, by William Marx
Book of the week: A study marries passion and wit as it takes on the enemies of the canon, says Gary Day
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Laurie Taylor 鈥 1 February 2018
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What are you reading? 鈥 1 February 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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China鈥檚 SUSTech is in a serious hurry to succeed
The plans for SUSTech capture the boldness of the country鈥檚 ambitions to create in years universities that can match century-old powers
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New and noteworthy 鈥 1 February 2018
Cultural forces written on the body; rules for living; the big impact of small thefts; an insight into Edwardian archaeology in Egypt; Michael Sandel in China
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Full-spectrum knowledge exchange
It would not be out of place to state that the detractors of the knowledge exchange framework share the same misgivings as their research and teaching assessment counterparts (鈥淭he shape of KEF to...
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Access and growth
The article 鈥淢ost privileged outnumber least advantaged 2:1 at most UK HEIs鈥 (News, 25 January) did not give a complete picture of recruitment at post-92 institutions, including mine at the...
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Breaking barriers
The article 鈥淔emale academics told image more important than quality of work鈥 (News, 25 January) rightly highlighted that women in higher education (like men) will be judged in a certain way in the...
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Off stage remarks
Peter J. Smith tells us that he has seen Hamlet 40 times and that he does not like my book Hamlet and the Vision of Darkness (鈥淢ore twists than a pretzel鈥, Books, 25 January). This is his right....
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A thirsty thinker
According to Sir David Bell (What are you reading? , 25 January), 鈥淕ordon Brown was Britain鈥檚 most cerebral modern prime minister鈥. Another contender is surely Harold Wilson, who was both an...