Q&A with Elizabeth Fenn
We speak to the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for History
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Schools-led teacher training ‘risks supply crisis’
University leaders warn government that limiting training options could result in teacher shortages
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Siena: City of Secrets, by Jane Tylus
Discover the Tuscan metropolis in a study suffused with all the vitality of the Palio, says Philip Cooke
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Hefcw spares research at cost of part-time and postgrad study
Welsh research budget protected but sector head seeks policy changes
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Oxford names first female v-c
The University of Oxford is set for a female leader for the first time in its history, with Louise Richardson in line for the post.
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Anthony Yu, 1938-2015
A leading scholar of religion and literature best known for his translation of the Chinese epic The Journey to the West has died
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News in brief – 28 May 2015
THE ‘exam howlers’ competition Bubbles for bloopers Times Higher Education is launching this year’s call for entries to its “exam howlers” competition, in which lecturers are invited to share their...
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Scientists: ignore the rules on writing to get citations
A study suggests that short and clear abstracts are associated with lower than expected citations
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Video interviews give scholars a platform to discuss work
Ideas Roadshow aims to improve non-experts’ understanding of research fields from maths to philosophy and subjects including brain science
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Broncos, pirates, professors: all powerless before corporate march
Restructures and rebrandings of public universities are taking a toll on mascots and more, says Robert Lee Maril
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Laurie Taylor on academics v administrators
Is there a way for the two tribes to rub along? An academic and an administrator consider the rules of engagement
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The decline of the Greek empire: US fraternities
The male student societies are under pressure like never before. Is it time to shut them down – or can they mend their ways?
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The tip-top club: home to 173 men and just 28 women
Of top 200 institutions in the world, only one in seven has a female leader, research shows
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Timbuktu, directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
Murderous deeds in Islam’s name cannot exterminate love and courage in this moving Mali-set drama inspired by real events, writes Duncan Wu
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Stalin: New Biography of a Dictator, by Oleg V. Khlevniuk
Robert Gellately extols a life history of the Soviet strongman