Skills over nations
It was unfortunate that Anna Notaro’s letter chose to make an unfounded accusation of “prejudicial attitudes towards Southern European citizens” rather than engage with my argument that the European...
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Apples and oranges
In the feature “The Francis Crick Institute: science and serendipity” (26 November 2015), Sir John Savill says that the failure of the Francis Crick Institute would be “unconscionable”, in the same...
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We cannot change our core values for Chinese students
Tolerating overseas arrivals’ experiences is vital, but critical thinking is a matter on which there can be no compromise, insists Tao Zhang
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Yale’s ‘shrieking girl’ and the rush to judgement
Before attacking ‘hypersensitive’ students, we must analyse the balance of power, argues Ziyad Marar
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Grant winners – 14 January 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Relative earnings by educational attainment
This graphic shows the extra earnings of workers aged 25-64 holding a bachelor’s, or master’s or doctoral degree, in 10 countries
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Universities ‘should measure outcomes of internationalisation’
More universities should measure the impact of their internationalisation strategies rather than assuming their initiatives will be beneficial, an international higher education expert has claimed
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Radicalism leaves a toxic cloud over campuses
Claims of being soft on Islamic extremists put institutions that value open and free speech in a very uncomfortable spot
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Lord Patten speaks out in Rhodes debate
Oxford chancellor says those unable to deal with history should think about being educated ‘elsewhere’
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Reviewers to demand authors share their data
Peer Reviewers’ Openness Initiative billed as a ‘grassroots’ response to concerns over reproducibility
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State of the Union Address: Obama will ‘keep fighting’ for free community college
But higher education was mentioned only briefly in the US president’s speech, finds Ellie Bothwell
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World insight: developing an internationally relevant curriculum
Heated debate and hours of staff time are worth it if students get the courses they need, says Charles Bailyn