The alternative case for a student boycott of the NSS
Ali Milani believes that the NSS in its current form could be a threat to students’ unions
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Universities help the recovery from hurricanes’ devastation
Academics worldwide volunteer space in labs and homes, but Puerto Rican relief efforts are slow to get off the ground
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UK universities’ estate spending tops £3 billion for first time
‘Turbulent times’ ahead for university funding could lead to less cash for buildings, warns AUDE chair
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Conservative conference 2017: universities and students must be part of May’s HE review
Pam Tatlow returns from the 2017 Conservative Party conference with food for thought (and beer to drink)
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Onora O’Neill wins $1 million philosophy prize
Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture recognises lifetime achievement in philosophy and public service
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Publishers seek removal of millions of papers from ResearchGate
Academic social network accused of infringing copyright on a massive scale
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Video: what does good university teaching look like?
Top UK university lecturers give us their top teaching tips
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Conservatives 2017: reflections from a conference fresher
Universities were never far from the top of the agenda at this year’s Conservative Party conference, writes Diana Beech
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How to be happy: academics advise on what brings joy at work
From neuroscience to philosophy and economics, seven scholars relate what work in their disciplines reveals about the search for #HEhappiness
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Gerald Bernbaum, 1936-2017
Former vice-chancellor of London South Bank University remembered
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Subject cost data add fuel to England's variable fees debate
Analysis of departmental spending suggests there is a large gulf in costs between some disciplines
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Career advice: how to write a PhD proposal
Pragya Agarwal considers what aspiring doctoral students can do to make their application stand out from the rest
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Black Tudors: The Untold Story, by Miranda Kaufmann
Many immigrants in Renaissance times were not slaves but professionals, learns Lucy Wooding
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Mischka’s War: A Story of Survival from War-Torn Europe to New York, by Sheila Fitzpatrick
Robert Eaglestone praises an absorbing account of eminent scientist Michael Danos’ life that straddles biography and history