Interview with Meredith Woo
We talk about the importance of women-only colleges, academics’ role in policymaking and personal tragedy with the noted political scientist
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Whoever wins the election, higher education must change the record
UK universities could curry much more political favour if they adopted a more constructive and pragmatic tone, says Sir David Bell
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Vote for engagement
Greater outreach by scientists could ramp up demand for politicians with better scientific training, says David Berman
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Empathy? Not in my book
The fashionable idea that reading novels could improve students’ fellow feeling bears little scrutiny, says Seán Williams
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Books interview: Shayne Aaron Legassie
The English scholar and author of on journeys real and imagined, from Shel Silverstein and Agatha Christie to pilgrims’ tales ancient and modern
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What are you reading? – 8 June 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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On Empson, by Michael Wood
Book of the week: The art of coaxing meaning from literature is the legacy of one great critic, says Robert Eaglestone
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What are the potential perils of ex-politicians in university posts?
Some MPs turned out of office might turn to academia for employment. But what do former political high-flyers bring to a university, and what are the potential downsides? Jack Grove reports
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Starters for No 10: UK universities’ prime ministerial connections
Oxford has educated almost all post-war British leaders. Anthony Seldon looks at Oxbridge’s powerful political role
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Laurie Taylor – 8 June 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Safe spaces could endanger funding for Canadian universities
New leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, Andrew Scheer, promises research grant cuts to universities that offer safe spaces or speaker bans, says Creso Sá
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Using an essay mill is cheating – no ifs, no buts
Stuart Macdonald is wholesale in his condemnation: of universities (“not much concerned with learning”), students (“struggle to write a postcard, never mind an essay”), the government (“has not...
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A heads-up to HoDs
I read with interest the feature “Heads and tales” (1 June), which presented various missives on how to be a successful university head of department. The US advice was so far away from the UK...