The week in higher education – 6 December 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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The plates are shifting on transnational education
Overseas programmes are rarely money-spinners, but as power shifts east they will be crucial for Western universities’ continued relevance, says Matt Durnin
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Cuts to the golden triangle could leave the UK in bad shape
Both the rationale and the mechanism for redistributing research activity around the regions are far from clear cut, say Sarah Chaytor and Graeme Reid
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Massaging data to fit a theory is not the worst research sin
The furore over Brian Wansink’s data handling overlooks the fact that science should above all be about explanation, argues Martin Cohen
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Humanities and social sciences will wither if they retreat into ideological corners
Maintaining a breadth of curricular offerings is crucial if subjects outside the sciences are to retain their attraction in the digital age, says Dean Forbes
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UK urged to consider creating rival to European Research Council
UUK International director also tells peers that ‘period of discontinuity’ in funding is a ‘real worry’
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THE podcast: Entertaining Thoughts at THE Live
Commentators review the higher education headlines of the past year in this THE Live panel discussion
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US research universities join bid to meet UN development goals
More than 60 US institutions to work with 800 others worldwide in tackling global strategy on environment, education and equality
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Chris Skidmore appointed UK government universities minister
Historian backed Remain in EU referendum but is regarded as an ultra-loyalist
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First gender equality awards for Australian universities
Fifteen institutions secure bronze accreditation as Athena SWAN heads south
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Birkbeck master cleared of misconduct after latest retraction
Long-running investigation into David Latchman’s UCL laboratory finds evidence of deliberate research misconduct, but concludes he was unaware of it
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A. C. Grayling: takeover is ‘Cape Canaveral’ moment for NCH
College has been ‘limited and frustrated’ by UK’s ‘regulatory labyrinth’ and ‘pressure to conform’ with ‘conservative’ universities, says founder
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Ethical and pragmatic? Penn president on her Trump ‘silence’
Amy Gutmann insists she ‘speaks out firmly’ on issues that relate to the values of the University of Pennsylvania
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Which countries are best at widening access to higher education?
A new report shows that England, Australia and Cuba are leaders in widening participation, while Japan and Russia lag behind. But with context so important in this area, how fair is it to compare?