Peruvian pathways
In “Lack of HE collaboration in Latin America ‘goes back centuries’” (News, 12 January), Fredric Michael Litto discusses why there is relatively little collaboration between universities and scholars...
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Split shifts
Re “Lecturers ‘missing’ learning strategies used by poorer students” (News, 12 January). Undergraduates from poor backgrounds have to take paid employment a significant part of the time during their...
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First world problem
While it can be said that there is “an oversupply of PhDs” in Western Europe, the same cannot be said of the developing world (“Let the right ones in: limiting PhDs creates the wrong kind of elite”,...
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Gove liked us once
I am so pleased that Michael Gove clarified that when he denounced “experts”, he meant only economists (“Facing iceberg alley”, Leader, 12 January). He certainly approved of experts in 2011, when, as...
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Ideas of a university: defining our terms
What is a university? The Lords debate on the HE bill asked this very question and reminds us that in 2017, clarifying their purpose is more vital than ever
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Laurie Taylor – 19 January 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Early studies raise questions over cancer reproducibility project
Bid to test key cancer findings uses a strict method to avoid bias, but this means some outcomes have proved inconclusive
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THE data blog: how university excellence relates to country income
Duncan Ross on the correlation between country income and university performance
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Cornell business dean: mixing up subjects crucial to innovation
Soumitra Dutta speaks to THE about Cornell's new technology campus
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Brexit prompts academics to consider future for modern languages
Discipline needs to forge new research agendas and promote its benefits more effectively, workshop hears
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Why race should be high on the student attainment agenda in 2017
There is little sector-wide motivation to address the attainment gap between white and BME students, says Min Rodriguez