The Violet Hour: Great Writers at the End, by Katie Roiphe
Six authors have been plucked from the crowd to discuss a topic few want to face, says Sunny Singh
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Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance, by Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna
Optimism and realism vie in a study telling us where we are, where we鈥檙e going and how best to get there, says Jon Turney
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Books interview: David Toop
Musician and author of Into the Maelstrom: Music, Improvisation and The Dream of Freedom on Poe, silence and rock novels
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Asia Universities Summit: Caltech's size a 'major advantage'
President Thomas Rosenbaum also defines his role as maintaining a culture 鈥榳here people dream鈥
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The week in higher education 鈥 23 June 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media
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Laurie Taylor 鈥 23 June 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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EU referendum: universities鈥 values will remain, whatever the outcome
Martin McQuillan and Shahidha Bari consider the Brexit debate and the higher education sector鈥檚 role in it
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Grant winners 鈥 23 June 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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University rankings: 15 ways to prick the bubbles of reputation
From pastoral care to one-to-ones with students, league tables overlook crucial aspects of a good campus, says Felipe Fern谩ndez-Armesto
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RIA members against Brexit
We support the UK鈥檚 continued membership of the European Union. We believe that within the global academic community, greater impact will be achieved by the Northern Ireland and other UK universities...
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Like others grow old
I realise that the Times Higher Education Letters section is mainly for opinionated academics to vent their idiosyncratic views on world affairs, and you don鈥檛 normally answer queries. But I have a...
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UCU best bar none
Those on the University and College Union equality committee who have decided to bar people who do not have a 鈥減rotected characteristic鈥 from attending its equality conference ought to read the law...
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Just a number?
I enjoyed the piece on doctoral supervisors having to adapt to new power dynamics, especially when they are younger than their students (鈥淒o academics need a 鈥榮plit personality鈥 to teach older PhDs...