World in brief – 4 June 2015
Higher education news from around the globe
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Minority students benefit from confidence-building measures
With a focus on raising students’ expectations, Kingston University aims to close the BME attainment gap
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Europe’s science academies: stronger together
A report examines how collaborative research infrastructure could be the way forward for these storehouses of knowledge
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Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency, and Promise of Tackling Climate Change, by Nicholas Stern
Time is critical if we are to find a workable, affordable and fair way of dealing with carbon emissions, Steven Yearley discovers
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John Knox, by Jane Dawson
A fine new biography of the Protestant zealot opens up the vast panorama of the Reformation, finds Lucy Wooding
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Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, by Robert D. Putnam
How can the US re-engage with notions of social justice and equal opportunity? Angelia R. Wilson analyses one response
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Sir Anthony Seldon: from Wellington to Buckingham
The headmaster of the independent college reflects on his move to the helm of a private university
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Why do scientists struggle to reproduce results?
Researchers face pressure to hype and report selectively, says Dorothy Bishop
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End of the road for the 2:1 brigade?
GPA degree classifications are coming, but will getting a ‘4.25’ ever match up to a first?
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Grant winners – 4 June 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Denmark moots fair trade-off on gender
Sector fine-tunes policies aimed at addressing under-representation of female academics. Jon Marcus reports from Copenhagen
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Open for business: language skills can make a world of difference
Learning to read foreign literature and communicate in a practical sense can be mutually reinforcing, says Brian Bloch
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Welcome to Canada – but don’t expect to make friends
Nafsa conference hears of figures showing that overseas students’ interaction with locals is more limited than generally assumed
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Universities UK confirms opposition to Israel boycott
Universities have confirmed their opposition to any academic boycott of Israel following votes by student and lecturer groups in favour of sanctions.
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Government urged to invest more in science
The UK needs to stop using greater efficiency in research as justification for funding cuts, a vice-chancellor and ex-research council head has said.