The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped an Age, by Leo Damrosch
Jeffrey Meyers considers a new account of one of the most talented generations in English literature
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David Garrick and the Mediation of Celebrity, by Leslie Ritchie
Marketing concepts shed new light on âthe first modern celebrityâ even if some threads are missed, says Liz Schafer
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Researcher, coach, mentor: the task of the PhD supervisor
Good PhD supervision is life-changing â and not only for the few who succeed in making it as researchers
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Letters â 18 April 2019
Willettsâ warning on salary data rings hollow What David Willetts proposes in his article warning against using graduate salary data as a basis for university funding, âYou are what you earn?â (...
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Fourth Degree by Laurie Taylor â 18 April 2019
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Big tech funding AI ethics research to âdelay and avoidâ regulation
Philosopher calls on universities to take AI debate âout of the hands of the industryâ and end âethics washingâ
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THE Africa Universities Forum 2019 heads to Johannesburg
Event will include discussion on how diversification of the African academy can prepare graduates for the future
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The week in higher education â 18 April 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the worldâs media
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A Light in Dark Times: The New School for Social Research and Its University in Exile, by Judith Friedlander
Book of the week: Samantha Hill considers the first century of a pioneering institution whose history can still inspire us today
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The four-day week: will it catch on in academia?
Some institutions now follow the model, but experts question whether it will benefit a sector where 24/7 culture is ingrained
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Books editorâs blog: scholarly territoriality
Matthew Reisz considers academic protectionism
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US âfree collegeâ clashes key to Democratic presidential race
Fractures emerge between Democratic candidates â but they, and even Republicans, actually share broad concerns on affordability
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Research intelligence: how to prepare for a doctoral viva
Pam Denicolo, Dawn Duke and Julie Reeves answer some of the most common questions preoccupying doctoral candidates about the biggest day of their career to date