Africa’s self-starters need fresh pedagogical approach
Sub-Saharan universities must adapt to the shifting career aims of their future graduates, study suggests
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Berkeley thinks global – but stays local
Chancellor Nicholas Dirks explains the university’s branch campus strategy
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Grant winners – 11 June 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Medical education: a prescription for change
Giving universities oversight of postgraduate training will greatly improve its quality, argues Alastair Buchan
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Why retire higher education’s watchdog?
The Quality Assurance Agency carries out work of national importance. G. R. Evans questions the wisdom behind outsourcing its duties
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David Cannadine on Winston Churchill’s unlikeliest role
He never lost his loathing of school, but becoming a university chancellor made the leader an ally of higher learning, writes David Cannadine
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Finding the right words
To write well, knowledge of other languages is crucial, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Consider impact before you dive right in
Research can have unpredictable results, but some advance planning will make proving its value much easier
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Bath celebrates first gift in fundraising drive
Inaugural campaign to diversify income streams kicks off with ÂŁ5m donation for pioneering research centre
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News in brief – 11 June 2015
UK higher education round-up and highlights from the Twittersphere
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Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham – 11 June 2015
Comic conclusions on the world of doctoral study
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Israel boycott is a matter of principles
UK vice-chancellors are “opposed to any academic boycott of Israeli universities” (“Universities UK confirms opposition to Israel boycott”, 3 June). Boycotts, they say, are “inimical to academic...
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See green, not red
It seems as though Stevan Harnad and Michael Eisen are confused about what Elsevier’s new open access policy actually does (“Elsevier’s OA edict exposes friction between green and gold advocates”,...
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GPA doesn’t measure up
Discussions on grade point average degree classifications disregard the presence of a rather large elephant in the room (“When your degree is just a number”, News, 4 June). The empirical evidence...