Dual appointments ‘fail to improve’ collaboration with industry
Researchers jointly employed by commercial organisations less likely to partner outside academia
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Confessions of a journal editor: which English to use?
There’s a collegial obligation to recognise that although we’re writing and speaking in English, it’s not the same language for everyone, says Richard Kerley
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Four tips for dating during your PhD
The risk-taking and coping with rejection needed to find love are very similar to the skills that PhDs will also find useful in their job hunt, says Alfredo Cumerma
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University courses tackle US civic ‘illiteracy’
Advent of Trump era lends urgency to debate about social justice and democratic values
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THE podcast: is Australia's international student boom about to go bust?
A period of explosive growth and cuts in government funding has left many institutions too reliant on foreign student fees
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World ‘should follow Australia’s lead’ on staff-student sex
Ad hoc approaches inadequate to deal with a widespread issue, campaigners say
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Power in European universities shifts to governing boards
Some countries have introduced gender quotas, while many have reduced state control, report finds
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User-led design is essential for universities going digital
In developing digital teaching and learning environments, institutions must maintain focus on the essential task of connecting students with their teachers and each other, says Rebecca Galley
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Australian education exports nudge A$32 billion
Record earnings underline importance of international students to universities’ bottom lines
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Letters – 2 August 2018
Give student evaluations serious thought The research on student evaluations of teaching is inconsistent, largely because the instruments vary so widely. The many potential limitations of SETs are...
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Mixing It: Diversity in World War Two Britain, by Wendy Webster
People of many countries and ethnic backgrounds boosted the war effort, learns Panikos Panayi
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Has the Gay Movement Failed?, by Martin Duberman
Sharif Mowlabocus reflects on how politics took a back seat as LGBTQ organisations advanced
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What are you reading? – 2 August 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Domestic Noir: The New Face of 21st Century Crime Fiction, edited by Laura Joyce and Henry Sutton
Book of the week: Dream homes, women on the edge, murder – we’ve been here before, says Sharon Wheeler
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Don’t get comfortable: the rise of the precarious academy
Precarity is a significant feature of the academy worldwide, creating a feeling of ‘academic apartheid’ as it grows. Ellie Bothwell explores its impact