‘Harry Potter University’ casts spell over Chinese fans
Durham University has cleverly positioned itself as the ‘Harry Potter university’ to attract Chinese students, says Madeleine Ferrar
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Don’t rely on LEO data to judge a degree’s value
Research reveals how the new Longitudinal Education Outcomes data on graduate earnings give a misleading view of graduate earnings and value for money, says Gordon McKenzie
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QUT leaves Australian Technology Network
Brisbane institution the latest to quit its representative subgrouping
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Learning gain metrics ‘cannot be used to compare universities’
Researchers clash with former minister on potential application of ‘distance travelled’ measures
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Universities ‘poorly set up’ for continuing education
Higher education institutions too slow to adapt what and how they teach, rival says
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US universities ‘using data tricks to hide lack of diversity’
Top US universities with low numbers of ethnic minority students are most likely to use questionable practices that overplay diversity, study claims
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Male editors ‘more likely to accept papers from other men’
Study finds further evidence to suggest peer review process riddled with gender and racial bias
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Fourth Degree by Laurie Taylor – 27 September 2018
All campus life is here
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How will technology reshape the university by 2030?
The digital tide will not wash away campus-based learning, believe most respondents to THE’s University Leaders Survey. David Matthews reports on what they see ahead for study options, scholarly...
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Trauma in First Person: Diary Writing During the Holocaust, by Amos Goldberg
Recording the day-to-day during the Holocaust did not restore victims’ sense of self, finds Dan Stone
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Why We Need Religion: An Agnostic Celebration of Spiritual Emotions, by Stephen T. Asma
Human beings’ need for religion goes far beyond the management of emotions, says Ursula King
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The Novel of Human Rights, by James Dawes
Book of the week: In dire political times, Lyndsey Stonebridge discovers a welcome example of slow reading
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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