The Poetry and Music of Science: Comparing Creativity in Science and Art, by Tom McLeish
Book of the week: Rivka Isaacson reflects on the ‘aphrodisiac’ effect of crossing disciplines
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Interview with Sital Dhillon
The Sheffield Hallam professor and human rights barrister talks about growing up in an immigrant family, his work for Nelson Mandela and helping to thwart the impact of a terror attack
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Kate Marsh, 1974-2019
Tributes paid to leading scholar of French colonial history
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Engage with climate deniers and anti-vaxxers, says science chief
Peter Gluckman, president-elect of the International Science Council, says ‘Dr Google’ poses a bigger threat to evidence-based policymaking than populist politicians
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Renowned trio lose out in Russell Group student recruitment race
Shrinking enrolments at Southampton, Manchester and Sheffield suggest English elite are not immune to pressures of marketisation
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Scholar takes students’ phones and makes them read for four hours
David Peña-Guzmán says philosophy undergraduates have enthusiastically embraced experiment designed to ‘reignite their love of attentive reading’
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The week in higher education – 2 May 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Appointments – 2 May 2019
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Augar’s progressiveness will require careful scrutiny
Proposals for delayed report have to be judged in the round – including implications for those who don’t go to university, says David Robinson
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Lack of role models ‘key cause’ of ethnic minority attainment gap
Report highlights ‘fear and unease’ among some staff and students who were asked to talk openly about race
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What can virtual reality tell us about real-world psychology?
The use of VR in psychology experiments is being driven not just by increasingly affordable technology but also by concerns about the reproducibility of many real-world studies. But do humans really...
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Leadership intelligence: do universities need ‘brave’ leaders?
Pressures on sector call for ‘brave leadership’ – which includes showing ‘vulnerability’ and transparency – some experts believe
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The push for open access is finally reaching a tipping point
Elsevier’s open access deal with Norwegian universities is the latest evidence of a shifting balance of power, says Jeffrey MacKie-Mason
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THE Awards Asia 2019: winners announced
National University of Singapore takes top accolade at inaugural ceremony