Asian university hands control of curriculum design to industry
President of Incheon National University says higher education institutions should be ‘honoured to be the servants of industry’
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Interview with Deborah McAndrew
The new chancellor of Leeds Trinity University talks about playing a student on Coronation Street, coping with grief and why regional accents are still frowned upon by directors of Shakespeare
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Christine Floss, 1961-2018
Tributes paid to physicist whose research on moon rocks illuminated our understanding of the solar system
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Public trust ‘key’ to Irish universities’ funding battle
Head of Higher Education Authority acknowledges ‘political appetite’ for organisation to take on stronger regulatory responsibilities
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Automatic job applications could help gender balance, says study
Gender gap at professorial level is largely down to fewer women applying, so default application system could be a solution, researcher suggests
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Will handing curriculum design to industry solve the skills gap?
Cutting academics out of module creation poses risks, but it is a model that will be watched closely, says Chris Havergal
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The week in higher education – 31 May 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Ucas rejects ‘racial profiling’ claims over fraud investigations
Analysis finds black students significantly more likely to have their applications investigated and cancelled
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Society’s immune system against extremism is failing
Moral and cultural organisations such as universities must strive harder to rid the body politic of populist infection, in central Europe and elsewhere, says Tomáš HalÃk
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India’s Institutes of Eminence initiative is off to a less than eminent start
The initial botched attempt to draw up a shortlist of institutions eligible for extra funding does not augur well, writes Pushkar
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Running to stand still on the academic treadmill? Pursue happiness instead
Focusing on values and priorities while learning from failures is the key to maintaining scholarly well-being, say Alexander Clark and Bailey Sousa
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A woman’s place is in the lab – even if she is pregnant
Legal action should not be required to convince universities to do more to help expectant mothers graduate without delay, says John KaagÂ
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Peter Mathieson on the perils of Hong Kong politics
As a Brit leading HKU, Peter Mathieson had no baggage. The University of Edinburgh’s new v-c tells Ellie Bothwell about academic freedom, internationalisation and being treated to taxi drivers’ views...