Nobel Prize in Economics celebrates contract theory
Two scholars at US institutions secure prestigious award
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Academic advice: where to find it, and how to get the most out of it
We all need good advice – the problem is making sure you know where to find it, and how to accept it, says John Tregoning
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Colombian universities can still drive peace-building after vote
Academy has a key role to play despite voters narrowly rejecting deal between Farc and the government, says university president
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EU structural fund ‘not working’: EUA director
Loan system is not bringing industry and academics together, says Thomas Estermann
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UK student visa plans will ‘aid rivals and cut British exports’
Home secretary’s plan to restrict visas on ‘lower quality’ courses criticised in India
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Telephone fundraising ‘increasingly ineffective’ for universities
Experts tell THE summit that Zuckerberg-Chan gift illustrates changing nature of philanthropy
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Leru opens up to Eastern Europe
Joint initiative aims to tackle problems in European research environment
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If you stay put as a PI, be sure to move out of the shadows
Starting out as a principal investigator in your postdoctoral institution can make sense, but you need to make sure you stand apart from your former boss, says Laura Piddock
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US College Rankings: top universities in the USA
A new ranking of American colleges by Times Higher Education and The Wall Street Journal reveals the top universities in the US.
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Foreign LSE scholars ‘stopped from briefing government on Brexit’
Danish academic says she was ‘told specifically’ that she and colleagues could no longer provide expert advice to UK government
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THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Universities Summit to take place in Johannesburg
The event will include the official launch of the 2017 THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings
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Exactly how valuable is a PhD?
Billy Bryan and Furaha Asani look at how to get the most out of your doctoral studies
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State of learning management systems ‘verging on embarrassing’
FutureLearn's Simon Nelson says universities must go through ‘organisational pain’ of prioritising learning technology or suffer the consequences
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Could university rankings become a form of international academic governance?
Discussion at THE World Academic Summit explored how league tables can help promote accountability, reports Ellie Bothwell