Sydel Silverman, 1933-2019
Anthropologist who stood up for her discipline remembered
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Interview with Dawn Freshwater
The Group of Eight chair on serendipity, widening access and why running marathons is a metaphor for almost everything
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Appointments and Executive Focus – 18 April 2019
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How to be a PhD supervisor
The relationship between PhD students and their supervisors is often said to be the most intense in the academy, with huge implications for student success. Yet most supervisors receive little if any...
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Teaching quality in US higher education is a myth
US universities might be world-leading in research terms, but there is scant evidence that this has any bearing on their prowess as educators. Why do institutions of higher education show so little...
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Steep income hierarchies create unfair admissions scrambles
The recent USÂ scandal is a symptom of the crucial importance of prestige signalling in highly unequal systems, says Gavin Moodie
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How to make research impact pass the marshmallow test
Deep partnerships with government, business and civil society leave a sweet taste for both academics and the public, says Mark Western
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Academic publishing must do better on gender
Current remedies are not enough. Publishers, editors and referees must do more to eliminate lurking biases, say Melinda Duer and Athene Donald
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Australia warned against leaving global science group over costs
Conference windfalls alone justify the membership costs of global scientific community, analysis finds
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No strike over Liverpool REF targets – but ‘anger’ remains
Liverpool UCU members supported strike action, but vote failed to meet turnout threshold
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Land-grant universities: losing their way in rural America?
Data from WSJ/THEÂ US College Rankings raise questions about whether land-grant institutions are living up to their original mission
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There are no simple solutions in dealing with Huawei
The Chinese tech giant’s challenge for universities will be far from an isolated case and universities are not prepared for the nuanced reaction required, says John RossÂ
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The Mexican president taking the heat out of Trumpian rhetoric
As public debate grows crude, University of Miami’s Julio Frenk pushes faculty to emphasise thoughtful alternatives
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Research is teaching preparation
Effective teaching requires lecturers to stay on top of their research. But this is labour that often goes unpaid, says Tom Cutterham