THE podcast: 1-7 February 2018 issue review
Your weekly digest rounding up some of the top higher education stories
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Abby Lippman, 1939-2017
McGill University campaigner on women’s health issues remembered
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Career advice: how to handle ‘revise and resubmit’ requests
In an increasingly competitive publishing environment, responding effectively to criticism is key to getting published, says Robert MacIntosh
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Will other countries follow Germany into battle with Elsevier?
Although Finland and South Korea have agreed deals with the publisher, European sectors are looking to take a harder line
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Amsterdam head sparks debate on limits of internationalisation
Scholar says universities must take responsibility for ‘polemic debate’, while other experts reject idea that cap on international recruitment is needed
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Lecturers face investigation if average mark below 2:1
Academics are told to think twice about returning module marks that average below a 2:1
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Wellcome Trust to open Berlin office ahead of Brexit
As Brexit nears, charitable research funder is the latest UK institution to establish a German presence
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Sexual violence on campus: ‘By staying silent, I damaged myself’
Sexual misconduct is now being openly discussed, but universities still lack policies to safeguard staff from sexual violence in the workplace. This means victims remain afraid to speak out, says a...
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The Hatred of Literature, by William Marx
Book of the week: A study marries passion and wit as it takes on the enemies of the canon, says Gary Day
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How high can SUSTech fly?
Ahead of THE’s Asia Universities Summit in Shenzhen, Jack Grove visits the city known as China’s Silicon Valley to assess whether its ambitious new university could really emulate Stanford – and...
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Laurie Taylor – 1 February 2018
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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What are you reading? – 1 February 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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China’s SUSTech is in a serious hurry to succeed
The plans for SUSTech capture the boldness of the country’s ambitions to create in years universities that can match century-old powers
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New and noteworthy – 1 February 2018
Cultural forces written on the body; rules for living; the big impact of small thefts; an insight into Edwardian archaeology in Egypt; Michael Sandel in China