Sufficient licence
In his letter “Working the seams” (15 June) arguing against robust European Union-wide text and data mining exceptions, Stephen Lotinga of the Publishers Association asserts that the likes of Google...
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No bats or cats?
Philosopher Stephen Mumford (“The truth is out there”, Features, 29 June) is concerned about practical relevance in his subject, yet his “metaphysics of absences” seems limited to one room that lacks...
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Pakistani universities must capitalise on Chinese investment
The $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a huge opportunity to build academic capacity in Pakistan, say Abdur Rehman Cheema and Muhammad Haris
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Tuition fees could pay a political price
Higher education policy could easily be drawn into the deal-making and compromises that are routine in hung parliaments, says Nick Pearce
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Summertime, and the livin’ is queasy
The pressure of producing high-quality research publications spoils the long vacation for many academics, says Rachel Moss
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Universities need to plan for a dark future if academics prefer their own Plan B
Conditions that undermine the notion of scholarly vocation – relentless work, ubiquitous bureaucracy – can cause academics acute distress and spur them to quit, says Ruth Barcan
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The Language of Suspense in Crime Fiction: A Linguistic Stylistic Approach, by Reshmi Dutta-Flanders
Book of the week: Sharon Wheeler investigates how mystery writers play a guessing game with their reader-sleuths
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Failure to embrace new teaching techniques not just about fear of embarrassment
There are many reasons why academics shun new pedagogical styles, say Lauren Herckis, Richard Scheines and Joel Smith
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Justine Greening: Labour’s free tuition plan ‘threat to access’
Education secretary warns against following Scotland’s no-fees policy in England
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Judge dismisses lawsuit against Texas campus carry law
Court rules that professors suing the state did not provide evidence that presence of guns would impact on free speech
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The university where traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine sit side by side
Chris Parr visits a university aiming to be the best in the world at both Western and traditional Chinese medicine
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Cambridge plans postgraduate growth to counter financial worries
University cites Brexit as factor causing financial uncertainty – but also as recruitment ‘opportunity’
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UK foreign aid budget ‘should fund university scholarships’
Thinktank recommends new scheme to increase inward and outward student mobility and boost UK’s soft power