THE podcast: 2-8 April 2015 issue review
Download the podcastOur annual higher education pay survey, the continuing fallout from the research excellence framework, and our weekly books section are all covered in this week’s issue review....
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Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel, by Annie Cohen-Solal
A sense of not belonging coloured an outsider’s journey to the avant-garde, learns Tracey Warr
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‘Grotesque’ flow of QR cash to minnows could sink REF, scholar warns
Funding gains for smaller universities ‘risks UK research quality’
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UCU calls for wage audits as gender pay gap endures
THE analysis reveals progress in closing gap, but female academics still earn nearly £6K less than men
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Green Party: we will write off student loan debts
Policy proposal stands alongside a commitment to abolish tuition fees
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REF 2014: impact element cost £55 million
Findings reveal the total cost to institutions of attempting to articulate impact
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Instant rankings karma for workplace nirvana
One scholar imagines a university league table that puts the emphasis on fairness and diversity
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Chinese students: priority number one
Attracting young people from the People’s Republic is vital for UK universities and a secure future, says Keith Burnett
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Sir David Bell, Neil Gregor, R. C. Richardson, Uwe Schütte and Robert A. Segal...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Paul Kalanithi, 1977-2015
A gifted neurosurgeon who touched many readers with his reflections on mortality has died tragically young
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Q&A with Maddalaine Ansell
We speak to the new chief executive of the University Alliance group
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World in brief – 2 April 2015
Source: GettyUnited StatesYour presence is requestedA Christian university has defended itself after receiving criticism for requiring students to attend a rally where Ted Cruz, a Republican US...
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News in brief – 2 April 2015
Postgraduate studyBIS weighs restrictions on loansThe government is considering whether to restrict postgraduate research loans to subjects “where the scientific and economic case is strongest”. The...
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Grant winners – 2 April 2015
British AcademyRising Star Engagement Awards 2015This scheme provides funding of up to £15,000 to distinguished early career researchers to engage in career development by organising...
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