Canadian Tory leader’s election attack on academics raises alarm
Lecturers’ union fears Andrew Scheer is portraying universities as left-wing ‘indoctrination centres’, with potentially damaging consequences
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Ethicist warns universities against using AI in admissions
Algorithms may simply lead to ‘self-fulfilling prophecies’ and do not give reasons for their decisions, Oxford researcher warns
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In the attack on experts, gender studies is often the first target
Gender studies is becoming a dangerous field in Latin America and Europe. This has implications for the fight for gender equality everywhere, says Sally Gimson
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THE podcast: Is ‘genius’ a bad word?
Nobel laureate astrophysicist Brian Schmidt discusses the notion of ‘genius’ with rising star physicist Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski
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Hong Kong universities should connect more with the community
Greater links between universities, the government, entrepreneurs and charities will help tackle social inequalities in Hong Kong, writes Jeff Streeter
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Fragmentation ‘hampering Hong Kong universities’ social research’
‘Systemic barriers’ hinder universities’ efforts to tackle the territory’s major problems, says report
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Western academics should understand but not pander to their Chinese students’ nationalism
Encouraging Chinese students to access non-Chinese media sources can ease fears of systematic bias, says Tao Zhang
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Leadership intelligence: how to talk about race in universities
Shân Wareing reflects on how to start and conduct an ‘institutional conversation’ about race, in a Hepi essay
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Will Macron’s move against his alma mater make France’s HE system fairer?
France’s president responded to the gilets jaunes movement with a surprise plan to abolish the grande école ENA, reigniting debate about the country’s intensely hierarchical higher education system....
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Email, by Randy Malamud
John Gilbey enjoys a quirky tour of the communications tool we seem unable to do without
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The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can’t Be Computed, by Christof Koch
Steven Rose is unconvinced by an ambitious attempt to explain consciousness
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The week in higher education – 19 September 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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UK may face ‘major delays’ in EU funding even if Brexit deal struck
Academic also claims European Commission officials told him UK coordinators would be kicked out in event of no-deal Brexit
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Book editor’s blog: speaking truth to power and to peers
A collection of assessments and reappraisals of Noam Chomsky’s celebrated essay ‘The Responsibility of Intellectuals’ by the author and other scholars shows the activist academic to be as provocative...
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Video: Brexit and Trump have ‘had an impact’ on Canada’s attractiveness
Canada’s welcoming immigration policies and political turmoil elsewhere have enhanced an already diverse academic sector, says head of representative body