Rethink EU research funding ‘to empower young researchers’
European researchers call for a ‘radical reorganisation’ to help undergraduates and PhD students access grants
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Turkey’s higher education chief defends purge
Senior figure sees ‘strong signals’ that Turkey’s academy has been infiltrated, despite international criticism
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Are bonds the right way for your university to fund investment?
Don’t follow fashion when deciding how best to raise cash – consider all the options, says Marc Finer
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Brexit vote may show economists ‘not in touch’ with public
Centre for Macroeconomics survey finds support for ‘institutional change’ in profession
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HIV stigma and employment in HE: what can we do?
Despite significant medical progress, there is still a stigma surrounding HIV in the workplace that needs to be addressed, says Drew Dalton
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THE podcast: 4-10 August 2016 issue review
This week's edition discussed by the editorial team
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New group aims to increase female leadership in Europe
Despite a long history of trailblazing female academics, Europe's academy is making slow progress in promoting more women to senior roles, says lobby group
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UCLA chancellor: budgets and racial diversity biggest challenges
Tuition rises have left middle classes ‘slammed’, and low African American enrolments can cause tensions, warns Gene Block
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Updating to Remain the Same: Habitual New Media, by Wendy Hui Kyong Chun
As we continually wait for the next big thing, we are doomed to disappointment, finds Tara Brabazon
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Middle Kingdom and Empire of the Rising Sun: Sino-Japanese Relations, Past and Present, by June Teufel Dreyer
Jonathan Mirsky considers an exploration of the dynamics between two ancient rival nations
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Books interview: Elizabeth Cobbs
The novelist and historian, whose latest book is The Hamilton Affair, says the best stories are those that make you care. Her summer plans include lying in a hammock, and reading the perfect number...
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What are you reading? – 4 August 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Concerning Consequences: Studies in Art, Destruction, and Trauma, by Kristine Stiles
Surviving a traumatic event isn’t a prerequisite for making great artworks, says K. E. Gover
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You Belong to the Universe: Buckminster Fuller and the Future, by Jonathon Keats
Howard Segal on an optimistic visionary who never quite achieved the utopian communities he envisioned
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Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right – and How We Can, Too, by George Lakey
Book of the week: Investing in individuals delivers personal and national prosperity, Richard Murphy finds