The week in higher education – 3 May 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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UK and Europe ‘must join forces’ on AI research despite Brexit
UK expertise pulls far ahead of Europe in terms of output, but collaboration will be vital if sectors are to remain competitive with US and Asia, experts say
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Anonymous student feedback not so anonymous, lecturer warns
Those who castigate lecturers in anonymous feedback forms should realise their identity is fairly easy to discern, according to academic
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Interview with Hilary Mantel
The Booker prizewinning author talks about novelists and academic historians’ ‘complementary trades’, ‘less subtle’ scholars and studying for a lifetime
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THE Awards 2018: open for entries
Submissions invited across 18 categories
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Athena SWAN is an ugly duckling
Schemes asking us to transform our workplaces in the name of equality, diversity and inclusivity are failing. It’s time to hold our institutions to account, says Rebecca Harrison
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Journals censorship is not bowdlerisation
Objections to the suppression of ‘sensitive’ articles should not be based on outmoded claims about consumption, says Michel Hockx
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Universities should immerse themselves in virtual reality
Embracing immersive content would aid public engagement and bring research and teaching closer together, argue Vincent Tong, Sam Smidt and Matilda Katan
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Astroquizzical: A Curious Journey through Our Cosmic Family Tree, by Jillian Scudder
Via clear, vivid storytelling, Simon Mitton takes an engaging learning journey from Mother Earth out to the farthest galaxies
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What are you reading? – 3 May 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The Danger of Romance: Truth, Fantasy, and Arthurian Fictions, by Karen Sullivan
Helen Fulton ponders whether romantic quests can lead readers to revelations
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The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and Embraced Rock ’n’ Roll, by Randall J. Stephens
Clive Marsh tunes in to the rock on which evangelicals built appeals to widen their flock
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Books interview: Tom Shippey
The author and professor emeritus discusses his inspirations, ‘the Viking mindset’ and the books he has waiting to be read
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The Effective Scientist: A Handy Guide to a Successful Academic Career, by Corey J. A. Bradshaw
Book of the week: this book offers PhDs sound advice, Jennifer Rohn says, but it skirts the improbability of making it