Eyes in classes follow those in Google Glasses
Glasgow academics find device breaks down barriers with students
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New association to defend collegiate system of university education
Durham University conference hears that global body will promote the ‘experiment in living’ against the ‘threat’ of centralisation
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Global participation rates to continue rising, says report
The most important driver of demand for higher education will be the desire of citizens in China and India to reach a middle-class lifestyle, claims scholar
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US institutions pressed to disclose overseas deaths
Activists want universities to report if study-abroad students are killed, injured or victims of a crime
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The vilification of the rights of ‘inconvenient’ women
Lisa Downing examines what ‘deviant women’ such as Ayn Rand and Margaret Thatcher reveal about attitudes towards feminine ‘nature’
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Campus close-up: Edinburgh Centre for Robotics
Edinburgh University and Heriot-Watt have teamed up to boost UK development in robotic applications
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Pay cuts for Bilkent University scholars who disappoint peers
Private university in Turkey neglects research metrics for external views on academics’ performance
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Higher education in Europe: the glass is more than half full
Three achievements are underestimated in current political debates, says Anne Corbett
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A good guide to steer the right governance course?
An updated governance code aims to help institutions avoid controversies while respecting autonomy, but some wish it said more about openness and inclusivity
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Old campus battles roll on into new year
Alan Ryan is dismayed to see that the US is still bedevilled by lethal racism
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A Tour of Bones: Facing Fear and Looking for Life, by Denise Inge
David Salter is moved by reflections on changing attitudes to mortality across cultures and time
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Virtuous Violence: Hurting and Killing to Create, Sustain, End, and Honor Social Relationships, by Alan Page Fiske and Tage Shakti Rai
Chris Knight on a theory that an excess of morality is the cause of most violence and conflict today
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The Innovator’s Hypothesis: How Cheap Experiments Are Worth More than Good Ideas, by Michael Schrage
Elizabeth Chell on a common-sense guide to managing innovation in businesses
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The Computing Universe: A Journey through a Revolution, by Tony Hey and Gyuri Pápay
John Gilbey on an ambitious and comprehensive look at the changing world of computers
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Technologies of Sexiness: Sex, Identity, and Consumer Culture, by Adrienne Evans and Sarah Riley
Emma Rees on the difficulties of defining and exploring women’s sexual subjectivities in the 21st century