The week in higher education – 1 September 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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When a humanities scholar cries at the opera
Nicholas Till on what it means to be moved by a piece of art after 30 years of critical practice
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What lessons does Switzerland hold for the UK post-Brexit?
Can a research powerhouse retain access to EU funds after a referendum backing restrictions on free movement? John Morgan reports
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Make trouble for the essay mills
Banning ghostwriting services from advertising won’t stop students cheating, but four simple steps could hobble them, says Geoffrey Alderman
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Cash-starved campuses must raise fees or drop standards
Are alternative income streams out there? Keith Burnett mulls all the options and the impact of Brexit in a marketised system
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Times Higher Education Awards 2016 shortlist announced
Are you on the shortlist?
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Laurie Taylor – 1 September 2016
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Brexit: UK may have checked out, but it can never leave
A divided public and constitutional concerns make it impossible for Britain to pull out of the EU, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Harnessing the power of tech universities
The challenges facing the world are complex, and solutions are urgently required. Ill health, poverty, climate change, energy and water supply, food security, industrial development, conflict,...
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Support surplus
It is axiomatic that those who deliver the main mission of a university need support in doing so. Many support staff do feel valued through our constant reinforcement of that axiom (“Professional...
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In the pipeline
Bugewa Apampa is right to underline the need for more leaders from black and minority ethnic backgrounds in academia (“Black female professor feels role models ‘required’ for BME students”, News, 16...
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Grant winners – 1 September 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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High anxiety: Swiss trials give a taste of life outside EU
Will an Alpine holiday make Theresa May reflect on what is lost when science and education become collateral damage?