Letters – 27 September 2018
Market standard results in a measure of folly In your 13 September issue, the news story “Rise of edusceptics: don’t blame me, says professor” reports Richard Arum as saying that the UK’s teaching...
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Societal shifts behind China’s rise set expectations for more
End of era of deference as well as funding behind development of country’s higher education system, says Tony Chan
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How China may lead rather than follow in HE
Universities in China are once again the fastest-advancing group in the THE World University Rankings. A closer look at their approaches shows why
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Appointments – 27 September 2018
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Reverse brain drain from West ‘has powered rise of Asia’
Singaporean scholar says that reverse brain drain has allowed global power to thrive
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The pragmatic road to a PhD
To spare doctoral candidates protracted and unproductive efforts, Tim Marler and Dean Young suggest a pragmatic route to successful completion, while, below, Julian Kirchherr advocates a quick-and-...
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Intellectual property negotiations ‘a handbrake on innovation’
Lengthy discussions slow pace of bringing products to market and are often irrelevant by the time they are concluded, summit hears
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UK ministers: legislation against essay mills ‘not off the table’
Forty-six sector heads sign letter calling on government to act against contract cheating
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THE World Academic Summit 2019 heads to Switzerland
Times Higher Education’s flagship event will take place in continental Europe for first time
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Student enthusiasm ‘key to new university-industry ventures’
Making innovation zones work goes beyond financial support and facilities, summit hears
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Committed to Memory: The Art of the Slave Ship Icon, by Cheryl Finley
Over time, one symbol of dehumanisation has served different purposes, finds Catherine Molineux
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Decolonising the University, edited by Gurminder K. Bhambra, Kerem Nişancıoğlu and Dalia Gebrial
Jenny Pickerill argues that we need more practical suggestions on how to tackle institutions’ resistance to decolonisation
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Books interview: Laura Vaughan
The professor of urban form and society on the books that have inspired and influenced her work on social cartography
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Israeli academic told to ‘forget about science’ in politics
Top Israeli scholar says he was told to leave behind his scientific qualities when he became a member of parliament