10 dos and don’ts for universities on open days
Mimi Thebo has gone from being an academic working university open days to a parent attending them. Here are her tips to make them a success
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China to eclipse US as Australia’s pre-eminent research collaborator
New analysis charts 40-fold increase in quantity of co-authored papers and 100-fold surge in quality
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Israel’s restrictions on international academics at Palestinian universities must be opposed
In the context of all the privations Palestinians suffer, international academic isolation is a terrible thing indeed, says David Palumbo-Liu
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Dangerous decline in empathy found in US medical schools
Survey affirms need for boosting human-based concerns in admissions and curricula
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What are university students reading this summer?
There is no greater pleasure than sitting in the sun reading a book but if you’re stuck for what to read, take some inspiration from these students’ literary choices
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Academics think, ‘others value journal prestige and metrics, not me’
Study pinpoints ‘disconnect’ between what academics value when submitting work for publication, and what they think others value
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Swansea sacks v-c for ‘gross misconduct’
Suspended vice-chancellor Richard Davies and dean Marc Clement now dismissed following investigations
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What can we expect from Jo Johnson’s return?
In his first term as universities minister, Jo Johnson enacted radical policy changes. Rachel Hewitt considers what we can expect during his second turn in the post
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Together we can make academia an environment where we thrive
Work psychologists Matthijs Bal, Edina Dóci and Zoe Sanderson outline their manifesto to conquer the mental health crisis in universities
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A challenge to Boris
Keith Burnett urges the new prime minister to use his time in the global spotlight to show that Britain is welcoming to international talent
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Night Raiders: Burglary & the Making of Modern Urban Life in London, 1860-1968, by Eloise Moss
Clive Bloom considers the development of a particularly disturbing form of crime
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How to be a Historian: Scholarly Personae in Historical Studies, 1800-2000, edited by Herman Paul
R.C. Richardson assesses a wide-ranging study of how historians present themselves and are perceived by others
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Marie Borroff, 1923-2019
Tributes paid to a poet and scholar of medieval literature who ‘rendered the world brighter’