If I were v-c for a day...
From tackling pay to decrees on sleep and email curfews, five scholars explain what they would do to improve the academy in 24 hours
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Peter Cochran, 1944-2015
An independent scholar who became one of the world’s leading authorities on Lord Byron has died
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Q&A with Richard Buckley
We speak to the man who led the discovery of Richard III’s final resting place
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Hours, yours and mine
Hourly paid lecturers at Reading find further confirmation of teaching assistants’ unpaid overtime, and call for dialogue on procedures and expectations
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Overseas alma maters give, hoping one day to receive
International alumni outreach efforts are on the rise as institutions expand fundraising horizons
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UK’s financial focus on China will cost it in the long term
Mike Gow laments Britain’s pursuit of revenues over development of cultural understanding
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World in brief – 11 June 2015
Higher education news from around the globe
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Campus close-up: University of St Andrews
Scottish institution strengthens its identity as a centre for singing and languages with pioneering new course
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Lost and found: echoes of Britain’s black voices
Alan Rice on writers and artists who are inspired by reimagining, re-enacting and creating anew the identities and histories of the UK’s African diaspora
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The Migrant’s Tale: a pilgrimage for our times
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is the model for a nine-day walk highlighting the stories of refugees
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Africa’s self-starters need fresh pedagogical approach
Sub-Saharan universities must adapt to the shifting career aims of their future graduates, study suggests
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Berkeley thinks global – but stays local
Chancellor Nicholas Dirks explains the university’s branch campus strategy
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Grant winners – 11 June 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Medical education: a prescription for change
Giving universities oversight of postgraduate training will greatly improve its quality, argues Alastair Buchan
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Why retire higher education’s watchdog?
The Quality Assurance Agency carries out work of national importance. G. R. Evans questions the wisdom behind outsourcing its duties