Can UK learn from US on tackling sexual assault on campus?
A lawyer and a clinical psychologist in the US explain how America’s universities are becoming more ‘trauma-informed’
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One in six top universities is led by a woman
Analysis of THEÂ World University Rankings data shows gender gap at top is gradually narrowing
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Crossing the Kingdom: Portraits of Saudi Arabia, by Loring M. Danforth
A scholar in the oil-rich state takes in Mecca, art and quiet transgressions, says Madawi Al-Rasheed
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Rootedness: The Ramifications of a Metaphor, by Christy Wampole
Martin Cohen on a philosophical study that eschews the root for the rhizome
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New and noteworthy – 11 August 2016
Hey presto! This week’s books to astonish and enlighten survey modern magic in Asia, physics with a feminist focus, the work of Elizabeth Bishop and the museum as creative spark
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Â鶹 Office visa pilot criticised for focus on southern English elite
Pilot easing rules for four universities ‘dismissive’ of others’ contribution
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Ctrl+Z: The Right to Be Forgotten, by Meg Leta Jones
Stefania Milan on the socio-legal complexities of digital redemption and digital reinvention
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What are you reading? – 11 August 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Design: The Invention of Desire, by Jessica Helfand
Grace Lees-Maffei on an effort to illuminate ‘the soul’ in design that highlights the potential of interdisciplinary encounters
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Parenting to a Degree: How Family Matters for College Women’s Success, by Laura T. Hamilton
Book of the week: ‘Helicopters’ or ‘bystanders’? Your folks’ behaviour can govern more than grades, says Hazel Christie
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University life during the summer
Matthew Reisz talks to academics about their summer habits, while two professors and an estates director explain how they use the time
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Is it time we ditched honorary degrees?
They can cause confusion about qualifications and embarrassment for institutions, so why are they awarded? Malcolm Gillies investigates
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The week in higher education – 11 August 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world's media
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Laurie Taylor – 11 August 2016
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