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Robot teachers won’t replace us

Despite advances in artificial intelligence, humans will always have the edge over machines when it comes to teaching, says Aldwyn Cooper

By Aldwyn Cooper

25 September

University rankings ‘must give greater recognition’ to engagement

24 September

I Am Not a Brain: Philosophy of Mind for the 21st Century, by Markus Gabriel

21 September

Demeaning universities is a dangerous game

24 September

Australian minister promises 'pragmatism' in bid to pass reforms

By Chris Havergal

26 September

Germany and Russia strengthen research ties

By David Matthews

26 September

Remain vigilant on Chinese censorship, says academic

By Holly Else

25 September

Rohingya crisis exposes mistake of UK universities

Atrocities in Myanmar expose how universities have unnecessarily risked their reputations by partnering with corrupt political systems, says Peter Brady

By Peter Brady

23 September

Robot teachers won’t replace us

Despite advances in artificial intelligence, humans will always have the edge over machines when it comes to teaching, says Aldwyn Cooper

By Aldwyn Cooper

25 September

University rankings ‘must give greater recognition’ to engagement

24 September

I Am Not a Brain: Philosophy of Mind for the 21st Century, by Markus Gabriel

21 September

Demeaning universities is a dangerous game

24 September

World University Rankings 2018: the key measures marking Asia’s progress

Simon Baker, THE’s data editor, analyses the areas of academic activity that are central to the progress Asian universities are making

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Rankings data reveal small superstars with a bright future

THE analysis shows which institutions are on the verge of wider recognition for their impressive research performance

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'Civic glue' of universities needed more than ever

By Hakim Yadi

19 September

US Student Success Forum

26 September - 27 September 2017

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Career advice: should universities award credit for compassion?

Studies from industry and academia show there are significant benefits to incentivising supportive behaviour, says Theo Gilbert

By Theo Gilbert

21 September

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News

Assistant Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham

Australian minister promises 'pragmatism' in bid to pass reforms

Simon Birmingham brushes off criticism of 'rivers of gold' comments on university funding

By Chris Havergal

26 September

Bridge across the Ob river in Novosibirsk

Germany and Russia strengthen research ties

Multinational research teams can now bid for money in any scientific area, although funders do not expect security-sensitive projects

By David Matthews

26 September

Remain vigilant on Chinese censorship, says academic

Publishers should consult with journal editors over censorship requests, says China Quarterly committee member

By Holly Else

25 September

Local versus global? Universities can do both, conference told

By Chris Havergal

25 September

Labour: universities 'critical' for high-wage economy in UK

By John Morgan

25 September

University rankings ‘must give greater recognition’ to engagement

By Chris Havergal

24 September

DfE allowed ‘university academy’ name for Class of ’92 venture

By John Morgan

23 September

Pro-colonialism paper outcry prompts author to ‘request withdrawal’

By Matthew Reisz

22 September

‘No link’ between class size and England's TEF outcomes

By Jack Grove

22 September

US scientists dominate Nobel predictions

By Holly Else

21 September

Academics ‘could have to pay to quote’ under EU committee’s plan

By David Matthews

21 September

Online courses ‘more time-consuming’ to prepare for, study says

By Jack Grove

21 September

Could Chinese demand plug Taiwan’s higher education hole?

Taiwan hopes that attracting students from further afield, particularly mainland China, will help to address its higher education crisis. But this in turn brings challenges, including compromised academic freedom, writes Chris Parr

21 September

A secret best kept: does pay disclosure come at a price?

Salary transparency can promote equality but also tends to foment jealousy and strife among academic staff, as Adrian Furnham has seen at first hand

How will Brexit shape the European research landscape?

Holly Else considers how the withdrawal of one of the biggest players in European research could change science on the Continent, and likely national winners and losers

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Opinion

By Peter Brady

Rohingya crisis exposes mistake of UK universities

Atrocities in Myanmar expose how universities have unnecessarily risked their reputations by partnering with corrupt political systems, says Peter Brady

23 September

Demeaning universities is a dangerous game

Downplaying the vital role that universities play in encouraging creativity could endanger the main engine of economic growth, say Luca Cacciolatti and Soo Hee Lee

Strong leadership is needed to stop student mental health crisis

The University of Buckingham’s vice-chancellor set out his blueprint for how universities should support students

Social science is rising to the challenges of the impact agenda

By Rick Delbridge

21 September

Ignore the cacophony, but speak up

By Anton Muscatelli

21 September

A kind word is too rarely heard

By Tom Pow

21 September

Engagement may be a matter of survival

By Andrew Petter

21 September

Policy watch

Fair access is about to be set back significantly and universities must act

The loss of Supporting Professionalism in Admissions would be bad news for students, says Les Ebdon

World insight

Super-selective universities are stoking anger at higher education

Elite universities must expand their intake to combat rising resentment directed at higher education, says Catharine B. Hill

The newsroom blog

More or less in balance

Countries worldwide are grappling with the challenge of expanding higher education with limited resources while maintaining quality

By Simon Baker

Times Higher Education v-c pay survey 2017

In our annual survey of vice-chancellors’ pay, which reveals double-digit hikes for some and more modest rises for others, Simon Baker examines how remuneration committees make their decisions amid calls for greater transparency over the ‘arbitrary’ nature of salary increases

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Book Reviews

Book of the week

By Danny Dorling

Slums: The History of a Global Injustice, by Alan Mayne

Book of the week: Is poor housing here to stay? Hopefully not, but one word associated with it has a grip on our culture, says Danny Dorling

21 September

I Am Not a Brain: Philosophy of Mind for the 21st Century, by Markus Gabriel

Are humans just a ‘pack of neurons’? Steven Rose is frustrated by a poorly argued challenge to the materialist consensus in neuroscience

Once Upon an Algorithm: How Stories Explain Computing, by Martin Erwig

John Gilbey praises an entertaining text that draws on popular culture to explain the essentials of computer science to the general reader

Pious Fashion: How Muslim Women Dress, by Elizabeth Bucar

Reina Lewis applauds an insightful analysis of women’s ‘pious fashion’ in Muslim cultures

The Fateful Triangle: Race, Ethnicity, Nation, by Stuart Hall

Kalwant Bhopal finds a text based on Harvard lectures given by the great sociologist in 1994 poignantly relevant today

Shelf Life

Books interview: Daniel Everett

The anthropologist on the wonders of language and how missionary stories inspired his work in the Amazonian jungle

What are you reading?

What are you reading? – 21 September 2017

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