Interview with Cristina Banks-Leite
The Imperial College London-based Brazilian ecologist talks about preserving rainforest and an encounter with angry peccaries
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Michael O’Neill, 1953-2018
Tributes paid to expert on Romanticism who was also a powerful poet in his own right
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French female recruitment quotas backfire after male ‘backlash’
Having more women on appointment committees has dramatically cut the number of female academics getting hired, according to analysis
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Education researchers accused of anti-grammar school bias
Academic experts have been wrong to dismiss the social mobility benefits of grammar schools as selective areas do better on university access, says Higher Education Policy Institute study
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Save peer review by measuring it in the REF, professor says
Oxford academic says increasing work pressures and time constraints mean practice’s future is at risk
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The week in higher education – 10 January 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Staff out of pocket as sector splits on aid for foreign recruits
Academics call on employers to provide clarity over support provided amid huge variance in policies within sector, but sky-high costs could deter institutions extending their generosity
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We must revive the century-old commitment to continuing education
The 1919 argument that a population educated throughout life was vital for the future of the country is just as imperative today as it was 100 years ago, argues Jonathan Michie
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Appointments – 10 January 2019
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Leadership intelligence: how to handle a donation controversy
Generous philanthropic giving brings significant benefits to US universities but poses leadership challenges too, says Ángel Cabrera
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Business and universities should pay more for higher education
Changes to the way the UK accounts for the cost of student loans should trigger a rethink about the sources of university funding, says Ryan Shorthouse
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No sex please, this is the 21st century
The paradoxical resurgence of prudishness could get even Gregory Peck into hot water, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Bursting grade inflation needs a sharper needle
Putting universities in ‘special measures’ or even abolishing degree classifications altogether should be on the table, says Geoffrey Alderman
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University leaders must engage with public debate
Those who fail to articulate the issues their communities feel strongly about do the academy and society a disservice, says Sandro Galea