The week in higher education – 16 November 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Sutton Trust calls for means-tested tuition fees in England
Budget must address ‘scandal’ of debt burden faced by poorest students by linking fees to family income, says education charity
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What are you reading? – 16 November 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The Global University Employability Ranking 2017
Using the results of the Global University Employability Survey, Simon Baker reveals which countries and institutions are rated best for graduate digital competency and links to industry, and which...
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Radical Happiness: Moments of Collective Joy, by Lynne Segal
Witty asides permeate a study contemplating money, love, hope and rappers, says Emma Rees
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New and noteworthy – 16 November 2017
Get up to speed with dolphins; get a whiff of Victorian dandies; get a look at a secretive artist’s life and work; and get a glimpse of our disappearing nature
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Laurie Taylor – 16 November 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Is there a culture of denial around sexual misconduct in academia?
Hollywood and Westminster have been rocked by tales of sexual assault and abuse. Is academia similarly plagued by misuse of power and sexual misconduct? Five scholars offer their views
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Sexism and abuse are not a male preserve
Re “The Weinsteins of academia can no longer be tolerated” (Opinion, 7 November). As a woman in academia, I must say that I am becoming tired of this gendered debate and blaming of abuse of power on...
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Brexit battle
If UK universities are indeed embroiled in a culture war over Brexit (“Are UK universities on the front line of a Brexit ‘culture war’?”, News, 9 November) how can we, as Andy Westwood suggests, “…...