Research collaboration: does absence make the heart grow fonder?
Academics are likely to be happier at work if their research involves scholars away from their institution, study reveals
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South Africa’s tuition fee deadlock risks chaos for universities
Higher education institutions may need to cut jobs if they are unable to raise fees to offset state funding cuts
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The week in higher education – 30 November 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Degrees of happiness: graduates report higher well-being
Hefce analysis finds that UK graduates cope better with divorce, ill-health and unemployment than non-graduates
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Self-reflection is the key to improvement for Indian universities
Focus on rankings risks neglecting the genuine quality improvements that could propel Indian institutions into the global league, says Amarnath Bose
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Catholicism is not creationism
It is wrong and discriminatory to assume that religion is a barrier to academic or professional excellence, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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A cooperative university must ensure high standards
Rigour, hierarchy and payrolls are not incompatible with an anti-managerial, democratic and grades-free approach, says Eliane Glaser
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The new REF rules could end game-playing – but only if we let them
The 2021 research excellence framework could be more representative and humane than ever, but the devil will be in the implementation, says James Wilsdon
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A little light reading for hard times
Amid all the doom and gloom, to which self-help books can academics turn for some cheer?
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So long, Montreal: Leonard Cohen’s classmate on McGill and the musician
As the first anniversary of the singer-songwriter’s death passes, his childhood friend Kenneth Asch reflects on the place of both the institution and the musician in Quebec’s fractured cultural mosaic
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What are you reading? – 30 November 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Why Dylan Matters, by Richard F. Thomas
Book of the week: A classicist reveals the poetic artistry of a song and dance man who explores the human heart, writes Tom Palaima
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Laurie Taylor – 30 November 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Collaboration and competition: essential for research
In the rivalry to make the next scientific breakthrough, collaboration is key. But the UK’s post-Brexit course only undermines its competitive standing