Patrick Johnston, 1958-2017
Tributes paid after sudden death of Queen’s University Belfast vice-chancellor
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Australian HE reforms need further vetting
Demand-driven funding in higher education but not vocational education will distort both provision and student choice, says Peter Noonan
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A head start with mindfulness
Don't dismiss the meditation technique as a fad: its well documented benefits for those in demanding careers make a strong case for teaching it at university, says Craig Hassed
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Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus, by Laura Kipnis
A polemic against the new McCarthyism in US universities catches Jane O’Grady’s attention
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A taste of Asian fusion Down Under: why record numbers of overseas students are choosing Australia
International education is Australia’s third-largest export industry, worth more than A$20 billion, and is set for further growth driven by current geopolitics. Jack Grove reports on how...
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‘The Left needs to listen better, and learn a little bit of political strategy from the Right’
Texas-born scholar Angelia Wilson talks to Matthew Reisz about the changing face of political studies, Trump and the Christian Right, and a Bible Belt road trip
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What are you reading? – 22 June 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Grant winners – 22 June 2017
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
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Creative rigour
Does Paul G. Ellis really believe that a PhD in creative writing does not involve “intense intellectual capability and effort” (Letters, 15 June)? I am sure that he is familiar with the Quality...
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Solid policy platform
Sir David Bell’s opinion article “No matter who wins, higher education must change the record” (8 June) illustrates the qualities required to survive in Whitehall. But the advice is profoundly wrong...