Haldane is science’s guardian angel
There is nothing devilish about government oversight of research, but the Haldane Principle checks more sulphurous instincts, says Paul Jump
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Universities must do all they can to help disabled students succeed
England’s new Disabled Students Commission will help eliminate the institutional missteps that can still blight disabled students’ experiences, says Chris Skidmore
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US university professor helps beat Trump on Twitter blocking
Despite win, academic acknowledges critics of tactic of rapid-fire attacks on president
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What are you reading? – 4 July 2019
Our weekly glance over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Authoritarian shift undermines China’s science moonshot
Stuttering reforms and party control of academics hinder country’s extraordinary scientific rise
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What is the point of a strategic plan?
Formulating and implementing a strategic plan is core to the modern university leader’s job description. But amid complaints that such documents are vacuous, generic and irrelevant to the wider...
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Awards Asia 2019: winners announced
National University of Singapore takes top accolade at inaugural ceremony
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Augar review: recommendations in full
Long-anticipated review of post-18 education and funding in England delivers 53 recommendations for government
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Firm friends: the UK needs better university-industry links
Theresa May’s new industrial strategy will support universities’ R&D, but more partnerships with business – while never entirely risk-free – are needed
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Comic Books Incorporated: How the Business of Comics Became the Business of Hollywood, by Shawna Kidman
Will Brooker considers the structures and intrastructures behind the creation of superheroes
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University of London ‘safe haven’ for small institutes in marketised sector
New vice-chancellor of federal university to focus on boosting international programmes and ‘selling London brand’ post-Brexit Â
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David Willetts: new universities ‘converge on old models’
Former universities minister says institutions do not always succeed in maintaining founding diversity as he predicts ‘growth agenda’ will win in the UK
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Australian campaigners demand open access step change
Advocacy groups demand action from next government
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Asia University Rankings 2017: what fuels university-industry partnerships?
South Korea’s University of Ulsan, a pioneer in academic and business collaboration, stresses the importance of communication for maximum engagement, writes Yeon-Cheon Oh