For all the criticism it gets, the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank remains a cheap and efficient selection system that plausibly links entry criteria to academic outcomes, says Andrew Norton
Calling on women and non-white people to speak first in class has a noble aim, but there are better alternatives, says James Kierstead
The new UK home secretary must reinstate workers’ right to participate in industrial action regardless of national origin, says Shreya Atrey
As the EU’s proposals for its Horizon Europe research funding framework near publication, the UK must commit to playing a full role, says Paul Boyle
Caroline Edwards enjoys an impressive but flawed history of cultural nationalism
Book of the week: internal problems are not addressed in this plan to save the Democrats, writes Heather Gautney
We are right to celebrate the contributions that research makes to society, but why don’t we talk more about the costs? asks Rosa Freedman
While the Sorbonne was at the epicentre of the 1968 protests, the shock waves were felt far beyond France, with students occupying Peking and UC Berkeley at the same time. A group of academics...
A study seeks to fill the lacuna in coverage of a key Crusades conflict, says Thomas Asbridge
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Politicians and social media warriors could learn a lesson from the ‘ivory towers’ they are so quick to deride: plurality and exchange of ideas are good things
I read with interest your feature on the ever-increasing number of women in higher education worldwide (“Why is Martha doing better than Arthur?”, 10 May), but it missed an important point. At least...