Douglas Strachan, 1945-2017
Policeman-turned-economist who spent a decade in Africa remembered
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High rents ‘hold back universities in large cities’
Study finds that universities in big urban centres produce less highly cited research than institutions elsewhere
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Academics ‘could have to pay to quote’ under EU committee’s plan
Europe’s funding councils oppose idea of requiring researchers to obtain a licence if they want to quote their colleagues or news articles
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Interview with Alison Johns
The chief executive-designate of the UK’s new sector agency discusses her West Country roots, the roles of academics and administrators, and escaping to the country
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Predatory journals offer ‘authorship for sale’
Publishers prepared to add names to journal articles for a price, study finds
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Warning over failure to educate Syria’s young refugees
Only 6 per cent of displaced university-age Syrians currently in other countries in the Middle East are in higher education, expert warns
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I Am Not a Brain: Philosophy of Mind for the 21st Century, by Markus Gabriel
Are humans just a ‘pack of neurons’? Steven Rose is frustrated by a poorly argued challenge to the materialist consensus in neuroscience
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Once Upon an Algorithm: How Stories Explain Computing, by Martin Erwig
John Gilbey praises an entertaining text that draws on popular culture to explain the essentials of computer science to the general reader
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Pious Fashion: How Muslim Women Dress, by Elizabeth Bucar
Reina Lewis applauds an insightful analysis of women’s ‘pious fashion’ in Muslim cultures
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The Fateful Triangle: Race, Ethnicity, Nation, by Stuart Hall
Kalwant Bhopal finds a text based on Harvard lectures given by the great sociologist in 1994 poignantly relevant today
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The French revolution in higher education is starting to bear fruit
PSL’s high entry position in the THE World University Rankings reflects one of the ambitions of France’s programme of mergers, say John Ludden, Philippe Le Prestre and Jean-Marc Rapp
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Ignore the cacophony, but speak up
The attacks may be ill-informed, but universities must keep demonstrating the value that they provide for students, graduates and society, says Anton Muscatelli
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Engagement may be a matter of survival
Community engagement is not just a good strategy. It’s an urgent responsibility, says Andrew Petter
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A kind word is too rarely heard
No one should underestimate the importance of encouragement in pedagogy, says Tom Pow
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A secret best kept: does pay disclosure come at a price?
Salary transparency can promote equality but also tends to foment jealousy and strife among academic staff, as Adrian Furnham has seen at first hand