Calculating the carbon footprint of research is not a solution to climate change
Convincing universities to divest from fossil fuels and use only green energy is a better strategy, says Thomas Smith
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Luck and gut instinct are a university president’s key assets
The demands of the job take their toll, but rigorous application of the smell test can limit the damage, say Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and Francine Trachtenberg
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Language requirements for international students are too low
Overseas students’ academic potential is hobbled if their English does not far exceed current thresholds, says Danijela Trenkic
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Beasts at Bedtime: Revealing the Environmental Wisdom in Children’s Literature, by Liam Heneghan
An environmental biologist’s examination of the books we read during childhood is in equal parts charming and irritating, writes Shelley King
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What are you reading? – 10 May 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Pogrom: Kishinev and the Tilt of History, by Steven J. Zipperstein
This analysis of an attack on Russian Jews paints a grim, important picture, writes Geoffrey Alderman
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The Law of Blood: Thinking and Acting as a Nazi, by Johann Chapoutot
Look past its offputting claims to originality and this is a thorough review of Nazi texts of all varieties, writes Dan Stone
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Books editor’s blog: A funny thing happened on the way to ethics class
In Serious Larks, a collection of witty and wide-ranging essays from the philosopher Ted Cohen, a central theme is the need for rules and the pleasures of flouting them
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Should we be worried that women outnumber men on campus?
There are now more women than men in higher education worldwide. While it would appear to be a victory for gender equality, this imbalance also highlights boys’ educational underachievement. Ellie...
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Elements of Surprise: Our Mental Limits and the Satisfactions of Plot, by Vera Tobin
Book of the week: this careful analysis shows cognitive science can be a critical literary tool, writes Gail Marshall
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Universities’ good work is often obscured
That the role of higher education is so often misunderstood or misportrayed, even in institutions, means much good work goes unremarked
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Laurie Taylor – 10 May 2018
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