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Innovation nation: Hong Kong’s eyes on the future
Energy, ingenuity and international outlook make HK a fertile territory for success, says Peter Mathieson
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Proof needed for new entrants
We support Jo Johnson’s aspirations, set out in the White Paper, to create a more diverse higher education sector. However, we have some concerns about the proposal to allow new entrants to the...
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Teaching standards
The recent White Paper talks much of “teaching excellence” and how this can be measured using “core metrics”. The accompanying Green Paper considers in more detail what is meant by “teaching...
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Honour yet
I have had a lot of sympathy for Fred Inglis’ sharp criticisms of the grim reality of current academic life and practices; however, I found his piece “The lost honour of the life of the mind” deeply...
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Actions belie words
Among the values espoused in London Metropolitan University’s strategic plan are those of openness and accountability. The fact that management have wheeled out an anonymous spokesman to deny that...
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Laurie Taylor – 26 May 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Grant winners – 26 May 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Résumé whitening: why I use a ‘white name’ when applying for academic jobs
After failing to be shortlisted for several jobs, a black British lecturer decided to apply to universities using a ‘whitened name’
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Asia University Rankings 2016 results to be announced on 20 June
Asia ranking will be expanded to contain 200 institutions and will be exclusively previewed at THE's 2016 Asia Universities Summit
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Who even wants the TEF?
Justification for the teaching excellence framework in the 2016 HE White Paper is flawed, says Dorothy Bishop
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Which universities would lose out from Brexit?
Data show deep dependence on EU funds by some institutions and subjects