Laurie Taylor – 15 March 2018
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Will sexual harassment scandals define our times?
In view of recent revelations of abuse in several industries, networks such as an academic sisterhood could offer vital support and solidarity
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The educators strike back: walkout is right
I was dismayed to read John Marenbon’s article, “USS strike: academics are wrong to walk out” (Opinion, 2 March). When you take away the hysteria (“trade union militancy”), the ad hominem slurs (“...
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Men on board
Elizabeth Chell reports (“Male mastheads”, Letters, 8 March) that 100 per cent of the editors of 23 journals in management and entrepreneurship are male. Not all social science disciplines are the...
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True mettle
Elizabeth Kiss assures us that, compared with welding, philosophy “cultivates habits of reflection and self-examination” (HE&me, News, 8 March). A philosopher who would have had an interest in...
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Study reveals universities’ role in fostering key soft skills
Benefits appear to come from exposure to campus life rather than quality teaching, Australian researchers find
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China criticises Australia over student visa ‘delays’
Latest skirmish in war of words sparked by claims of Chinese meddling on Australian campuses, and Canberra’s new foreign interference laws
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Japan University Rankings 2018: methodology
Our Japan rankings are constructed on four pillars that demonstrate the broad strength of a university
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Stephen Hawking: an appreciation by Martin Rees
Stephen Hawking’s enormous achievements in science and communication are a manifestation of amazing willpower and determination, says the astronomer royal
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Indonesian Islamic university bans burkas on campus
Female students at the Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University in Yogyakarta must stop wearing full-face veils if they wish to graduate, rector warns
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Ex-head of Erdoğan university jailed for ‘terrorist links’
Former rector of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University is sentenced to four years on alleged terrorist charges