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Interview with Richard Clogg
The leading historian of the Balkans discusses a fortuitous meeting with his future wife, secrecy in higher education, and why postgraduates should dedicate their theses to their mothers
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Celia Brackenridge, 1950-2018
Tributes paid to pioneer of sports science and campaigner for women in sport
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Europe watches as Dutch seek caps on English-language students
Resistance to increasing English-language courses could set tone for the rest of Europe, some believe
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Labour ‘needs plan’ to write off English student debt
Danny Dorling suggests limiting debts to pre-2012 levels
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The week in higher education – 14 June 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Lecturer’s suicide a ‘wake-up call’ on overworking in academia
Researchers criticise focus on aftercare for stressed staff members and urge leaders to tackle workload pressures head-on
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We must confront the culture of overwork to tackle academia’s mental health crisis
The news of another tragic death in academia rang too familiar for Grace Krause, who argues that working conditions are the root of the problem
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Language usage in the Netherlands is a quality issue
Concerns about whether internationalisation and English usage has gone too far should be addressed from the perspective of quality assurance, says Michèle Wera
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La sélection: the admissions procedure that dare not speak its name
France’s new ‘Parcoursup’ system for university entry is intensifying the nation’s historical agonies over whether selectivity is compatible with égalité, says Louise Lyle
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Universities must take greater care of care leavers
Life prospects for children who have been through the care system are dire, but with better support, higher education could be their salvation, says Patricia Walker
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Greater Oxbridge diversity will have academic as well as social benefits
The push to admit more students from ethnic backgrounds should not be seen as a chore but as a valuable opportunity to update curricula, says Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett
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UK universities must strive harder to limit the immigration damage
There are hints of a thaw in the Home Office’s icy hostility to immigrants, but universities could also do more to protect their own staff, says Paul Jump
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On Gravity: A Brief Tour of a Weighty Subject, by A. Zee
Tara Shears enjoys a breathless but substantial introduction to an inescapable force
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Skeletons: The Frame of Life, by Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams
Robert Montgomerie is fascinated by the wondrous, diverse structures that shape and support life