Varying degrees of academic freedom
Context and motive are key to concerns about limits on freedom within and without the academy
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What鈥檚 in a grade?
Students need to understand assessment criteria in order to spot weaknesses in their own work, says David Carless
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Brian Cantor: why I took the Bradford v-c job
The former leader of the University of York on how his new role鈥檚 focus on technology made the decision an easy one
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The art of wedding photography
Practitioners of the genre are undervalued in the selfie era, argues Sally Feldman
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Force Majeure, directed by Ruben 脰stlund
The repercussions of a man鈥檚 cowardice at a French ski resort entertain Duncan Wu in a most uncomfortable way
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Scientific Babel: The Language of Science from the Fall of Latin to the Rise of English, by Michael D. Gordin
Richard Joyner on the dwindling role of German and Russian in the communication of research
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Inventing Exoticism: Geography, Globalism and Europe鈥檚 Early Modern World, by Benjamin Schmidt
Robert Mayhew on how geographical texts of the early 18th century preferred an aesthetic of the 鈥榚xotic鈥 over accuracy
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I, Superorganism: Learning to Love Your Inner Ecosystem, by Jon Turney
Helen Bynum on the exciting and vital 鈥榤olecular chatter鈥 taking place in the human microbiome
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Generation Y are failing to put money where their mouths are
Alan Ruby wishes students would use their economic clout in a more politically and morally meaningful way than purchasing organic burritos
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On the rise: spending on R&D in the UK
About 拢7.6 billion worth of research and development was carried out in higher education in 2013
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Forty per cent of PhDs at Exeter suffer ill health, study reveals
Exeter鈥檚 Students鈥 Guild survey prompts opening of doctoral college to combat isolation and depression
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Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2015 results
High scores for campus universities in our annual poll
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Stefan Grimm inquest: new policies may not have prevented suicide
A hearing into the 鈥榥eedless鈥 death of a professor at Imperial College London has ruled that he took his own life by asphyxiating himself
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Half of scholars say workloads heavier in 拢9K fees era
色盒直播鈥檚 Best University Workplace Survey 2015 reveals concerns over class sizes and other issues in the wake of higher tuition fees
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Interview: the 鈥減hilosopher president鈥 of Uruguay
Martin McQuillan meets Jos茅 Mujica to discuss education and philosophy