Letters – 13 December 2018
One badly used metric doesn’t spoil the bunch The recent news story “Dutch double down on shift away from role of metrics in academic careers” (6 December) reports that in a shake-up of how academics...
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The world needs academics more than ever
If anyone should be leading the charge to tackle the world’s biggest issues, it is academics. But toxic debates are derailing them from their original purpose
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Winter reads 2018-19: the best books of the season
Scholars give their recommendations for their best book of 2018 and the book they are most looking forward to reading in 2019
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Who values the humanities?
Claims that university education is vital for healthy societies are unconvincing and potentially counterproductive. Better to try to expand the tribe that appreciate the humanities’ relative value,...
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Retirement planning: do compulsory retirement ages benefit the academy?
Many older academics have a great deal to offer, in terms of both research and teaching the next generation. But should they step aside for the sake of their younger colleagues’ careers? Jack Grove...
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Appointments – 13 December 2018
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Open University issues warning over £30 million deficit
Call for England’s Augar review to take action over fate of part-time education, as Birkbeck starts losing money too
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Limit teaching days to help commuter students, says report
Hepi study also suggests number of classes requiring peak-time travel might have to be minimised
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English targets aim to erase ‘entry gap’ between rich and poor
Universities told to reduce gap in entry rates between most and least disadvantaged applicants by almost half by 2024-25 and eliminate it altogether by the end of the subsequent decade
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Exeter v-c’s ‘extraordinary’ bonuses worth almost £400K
Latest remuneration figures bring prospect of more criticism for UK universities
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The week in higher education – 13 December 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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UK universities accepting more students with low grades
Latest Ucas figures likely to fuel criticism of system
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Interview with Miranda Kaufmann
The author and black history researcher speaks on the importance of passing historical knowledge on to the next generation, and reveals her competitive sporting nature
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Howard Petch, 1925-2018
Former president of University of Victoria remembered