THE podcast: Asia Universities Summit 2018 preview
Find out what you can expect at the upcoming 2018 Asia Universities Summit in Shenzhen, China
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Data bite: share of female professors now virtually a quarter
Milestone may be taken as evidence that gender equality in academia is improving, albeit slowly
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Admissions: we need more contextual offers, not unconditional offers
Unconditional offers harm A-level performance, but contextual offers do not – and they better target social mobility, says John Law
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New universities minister promises review of English tuition fees
In first public appearance since his appointment, Sam Gyimah claims Labour’s plan to scrap fees is unrealistic
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Blockchain ‘could help combat mistrust in scientific process’
Technology behind Bitcoin is not just hype, say advocates, but could prevent data tampering and improve reproducibility
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Jailed Turkish physicist recounts research struggle in prison
Working with pen and paper and cut off from the outside world, Ali Kaya wrote three papers, re-deriving physical formulas from scratch
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French university scrutinises ethics of AI research
University of Paris-Saclay will incorporate ethical considerations into research on emerging technologies
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THE podcast: 18-24 January 2018 issue review podcast
Times Higher Education's editorial team discusses the latest edition
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Cambridge v-c defends supervisor of murder victim Giulio Regeni
Stephen Toope describes public speculation about Maha Abdelrahman’s involvement in the case as ‘inaccurate, damaging and potentially dangerous’
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Bring in observers to avoid gender bias, universities told
‘Trained observers’ can help selection committees stamp out implicit bias against women, Europe’s biggest highest education institutions say
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Winston Purdy, 1941-2017
Tributes paid to the ‘voice of McGill’
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Interview with Richard Barbrook
The politics lecturer talks Corbyn, computer games and reggae music
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For-profit university director pocketed £1.6 million
Office for Students asked to tackle huge pay awards given to leaders of private providers
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Professors warn of recruitment ‘disaster’ over USS changes
Senior academics express fears for younger colleagues as strike deadline looms
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Erdoğan attack sparks fears over future of Turkish universities
President’s broadside against Boğaziçi University raises questions over Islamisation of institutions and international links