Interview with Michael Monaghan
The award-winning administrator discusses the transformational power of higher education, pulling pints on Hollyoaks, and the challenges of public speaking
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Teaching intelligence: making use of the anonymous student voice
The use of anonymous online student forums alarms many tutors. But Patricia Xavier believes universities can make them work for everyone
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Claims of ‘crisis’ in campus free speech ‘are fake news’
UK government's Prevent strategy is ‘true threat to free speech’ in universities, argues Hepi pamphlet by former US government civil rights official
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India supplanting China as top international market for Australia
Change of guard suggests tough times ahead for leading Australian universities
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Why can’t students recognise transferable skills?
If academics want students to see value in course-based activities, we need to make clearer to them exactly what broader skills they will learn by completing them, says Tanya Martini
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Should US prisons throw open their doors to higher education?
A punitive attitude towards incarceration limits the access of the US’ uniquely large prison population to college degrees. But there are signs that attitudes are finally shifting. Paul Basken...
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Mexican universities are part of the solution, not the problem
Corruption, poverty and inequality can’t be tackled by weakening the state and driving academics abroad, says Mark Aspinwall
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Digital disruption ‘demands social science solutions’
New centre vows to tackle ‘loss of trust’ driven by technological change
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THE Young University Rankings 2019: Australia improves standing
New kids on the block revel, as research focus drives antipodean upstarts to new heights
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THE Young University Rankings 2019: results announced
Analysis of data on international co-authorship suggests being an institution under 50 years old benefits networking
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Outdated university rules ‘protect harassers and bullies’
Jessica Wade tells THE summit that younger institutions can create better equality policies from scratch
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THE Young University Rankings 2019: adjust your picture
The look of success can be fresh-faced as well as weathered and time-worn, Phil Baty writes
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THE Young University Rankings 2019: core curriculum
Younger universities are more likely to concentrate on a smaller range of subjects, with many focusing on technological fields, writes Simon Baker
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THE Young University Rankings 2019: global outlook
Does youth make institutions more agile when it comes to developing an international profile?
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THE Young University Rankings 2019: shape and be shaped
To stay relevant, universities must collaborate, invest in work-integrated learning and rediscover their community-building role, says Paul Wellings