Dangerous decline in empathy found in US medical schools
Survey affirms need for boosting human-based concerns in admissions and curricula
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Academics think, ‘others value journal prestige and metrics, not me’
Study pinpoints ‘disconnect’ between what academics value when submitting work for publication, and what they think others value
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Swansea sacks v-c for ‘gross misconduct’
Suspended vice-chancellor Richard Davies and dean Marc Clement now dismissed following investigations Â
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What can we expect from Jo Johnson’s return?
In his first term as universities minister, Jo Johnson enacted radical policy changes. Rachel Hewitt considers what we can expect during his second turn in the post
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Together we can make academia an environment where we thrive
Work psychologists Matthijs Bal, Edina Dóci and Zoe Sanderson outline their manifesto to conquer the mental health crisis in universities
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A challenge to Boris
Keith Burnett urges the new prime minister to use his time in the global spotlight to show that Britain is welcoming to international talent
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Night Raiders: Burglary & the Making of Modern Urban Life in London, 1860-1968, by Eloise Moss
Clive Bloom considers the development of a particularly disturbing form of crime
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How to be a Historian: Scholarly Personae in Historical Studies, 1800-2000, edited by Herman Paul
R.C. Richardson assesses a wide-ranging study of how historians present themselves and are perceived by others
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Marie Borroff, 1923-2019
Tributes paid to a poet and scholar of medieval literature who ‘rendered the world brighter’
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Outrage over professor’s claim that US academy is ‘sweet racket’
Wall Street Journal op-ed on faculty salaries prompts collective fact check from scholars
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Dropout rates in focus at English for-profits as regulator decision day looms
Some alternative providers could lose access to public student loans if OfS judges non-continuation rates too high
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Life beyond the ivory curtain
Three scholars reflect on finding new purpose outside the academy
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Member satisfaction with USS pension scheme declines
Annual report shows increase in value of fund assets, but dispute over future contributions takes toll on contentment