Making her mark: women, clothing and the academy
Matthew Reisz describes talking to Jordanian molecular biologist Rana Dajani about body image, the West’s view of the East and breaking into science’s big league
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Double push to revive international student recruitment in UK
Universities lobby enrolment target, while Jo Johnson leads drive for return of post-study work visas
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The week in higher education – 7 February 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Further education improves social mobility and helps widen access
England’s post-18 education review will hopefully improve collaborations between universities and colleges to benefit students from all backgrounds, writes Sam Parrett
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Appointments – 7 February 2019
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Reading between the lines: what new universities minister interview tells us
In sharing his side of the conversation about England’s post-18 education review, Chris Skidmore gives insight into the battle going on inside the government, John Morgan writes
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Applications to UK universities rise slightly after downturn
Record rate applying among English 18-year-olds counters demographics but applications to lower-tariff institutions still struggling
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Frank Reynolds, 1930-2019
Tributes paid to Chicago authority on Buddhism
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Interview with Larry Hedges
The meta-analysis guru talks about the tyranny of low expectations, swimming upstream and the knowledge that an educated citizen needs
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Academic family trees: valuable insights or vanity project?
Researchers who trace links between academic supervisors and students claim that it can help to shed light on the nature of mentoring
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Professor suspended for using N-word in class discussion
The case of Phillip Adamo, an academic at Augsburg University, provokes debate about the taboos of discussing literature
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Teaching intelligence: how to improve science students’ writing
Teachers must guide science students in how to ‘tell a story’ in their reports, write Anna Sajina and Sergei Sazhin
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Post-Brexit UK needs to make friends to influence people
Seeking special status will further antagonise non-members faced with curtailed access to EU research funding, says Jan Palmowski
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The REF is the least of UK researchers’ worries
As Brexit reaches fever pitch, who knows what damage the 2028 research excellence framework might reveal