The week in higher education 鈥 23 February 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media
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Universities must teach students digital citizenship skills
We must help students become savvy net users, so they can be savvy citizens navigating the post-truth era, says Dana Ruggiero
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Budget wheeze could be double whammy for aid and research
Development assistance and research alike are ill-served by cash earmarked for both, argue Ambreena Manji and Peter Mandler
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Popularizing Science: The Life and Work of JBS Haldane, by Krishna Dronamraju
Book of the week: Richard Joyner on a proselytiser for science who emphasised the ethical issues of advancement
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What鈥檚 the score on university teaching?
Like cricket, academia needs specialists, and revised calendars and tech will show teachers belong in the top order, says Merlin Crossley
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Laurie Taylor 鈥 23 February 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton.聽Finem respice!
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Resistance to TEF is based on good reasons
In the article 鈥淭EF could redefine idea of 鈥榞reat鈥 universities, says vice-chancellor鈥 (News, 16 February), Edward Peck, the vice-chancellor of Nottingham Trent University, expresses bemusement about...
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OU must look ahead
I can reassure Ormond Simpson (鈥淣othing personal鈥, Letters, 16 February) that devoted friends of the Open University have no need to fear for its future. Like any university, the OU needs to focus on...
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Let's talk justice
Re the blog article 鈥溾楩ather of eugenics鈥 should not be erased from academic history鈥(www.timeshighereducation.com, 19 February) on the controversy over the legacy of Sir Francis Galton at University...
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A study in ego
Nigel Piercy鈥檚 鈥渃ase study鈥 of an apparently fictitious dean at a Welsh university does indeed 鈥渞aise eyebrows鈥 (鈥淔ormer dean鈥檚 鈥楧uckpond University鈥 case study raises eyebrows鈥, News, 16 February)....
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Grant winners 鈥 23 February 2017
A round-up of聽academics awarded research council funding
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Top and bottom five countries for improving research
Some countries have managed to increase both the quality and quantity of their research