The week in higher education – 9 May 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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We need to talk about climate change
International conferences are a huge boon to academics, allowing them to hear about new findings, make new connections and, above all, enjoy the physical manifestation of their virtual global...
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Can the Netherlands’ old masters brush off populist attacks?
Dutch universities are conspicuously and consistently successful. Yet their funding is declining and their embrace of internationalism has put them on a collision course with the populist right. John...
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Germany debates whether academic freedom is an individual or organisational right
In a managerial era, universities are challenging the traditional idea that only individuals need protecting, say Otto Hüther and Georg Krücken
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UK schools are failing on higher education preparation – so universities must help
Better outreach and greater involvement in exam boards could raise expectations and standards for disadvantaged would-be students, says Martin Stephen
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Vacuous value statements miss the point of higher education
The unfettered pursuit of knowledge is every university’s core value – even if management doesn’t always see it that way, says Dennis Hayes
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UK universities must do more on social mobility
System expansion is not enough. Admission to higher-tariff institutions must somehow be opened up, says Paul Jump
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Should London be the first rung on your career ladder?
If you want to pursue a career in finance, it’s worth looking outside London to see if there may be better opportunities, write three postgraduate students
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Middlesex’s Tim Blackman appointed Open University v-c
Former OU pro vice-chancellor returns to take top job at troubled institution
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My alma mater’s current student generation is an upgrade on mine
A small but engaged audience for his reminiscences convinced John Brinnamoor that the future is in safe hands
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Reviewers change their mind after hearing from ‘peers’
Harvard experiment finds nearly half of academics amended their assessment of a research application after seeing randomly generated ‘expert scores’
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UK universities trial social media monitoring tool
Software could be adopted across the sector as early warning system for standards issues
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Occupy sentences land Hong Kong with academic freedom test
Academics are watching to see how the University of Hong Kong will respond after one of its scholars was jailed for his role in 2014 protests
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Australian thinktank calls for system overhaul
Monash wish list includes new agency, universal learning entitlement and ‘coherent’ funding model