How communities of practice can help improve your teaching
Teachers coming together to share learning strategies and mentor each other can prevent burnout and jump-start professional growth, says Valencia Gabay
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THE World University Rankings 2019: East closes in on West
China’s leading universities are soaring up the global and Asian tables, largely driven by improvements in citation impact, says Ellie Bothwell
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Books interview: Shane Hamilton
The lecturer in international business and strategy and author of Supermarket USA on big books, the ‘Cold War Farms Race’ and jazzed-up propaganda battles
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Impact and breakthroughs: EPSRC sets new strategy
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council aims to accelerate both scientific breakthroughs and social and economic impact.
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Sydney ‘multiversity’ partners pledge to put aside rivalries
Four institutions hope science-focused campus will be exempted from student numbers cap
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Command: The Twenty-First Century General, by Anthony King
Book of the week: Changes to methods of military leadership raise questions of who’s the boss, finds A. W. Purdue
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THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2019: Australia holds its ground
But experts ask how long country’s success can last in the face of rampant competition from Asia
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Embrace technological change, but not at the expense of our cultural heritage
Technologies like AI should be fostered to enhance learning, but more attention should also be paid to the core, humanistic missions of universities, writes Lin Jianhua
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Letters – 6 December 2018
Effort to publish damned by review process Ronald Barnett offered some suggestions on how to conduct journal reviews with integrity in his article “Where are the ethics in academic publishing?” (...
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New University of Surrey v-c looks to China for industry links
Max Lu, the first Chinese academic to lead a UK university, says that increasing the institution's links with major firms from his homeland will be a priority
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Funding council strategy to reward partnership-with-industry initiatives
Working students and employers will steer sector's agenda, says Hefce head. Rebecca Attwood reports
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UKRI chair promises ‘radical’ approach to tackling harassment
Sir John Kingman hints that research councils could withhold funding in cases where universities do not address unfair treatment of staff
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Higher education is the gateway to peace and prosperity in Pakistan
New ambitions to increase Pakistan’s higher education capacity and collaborations with the UK are reason enough be hopeful for the country’s future, says Cara Aitchison
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Neighbour’s long shadow casts Hong Kong in sharp relief
While China’s intensification puts regional rivals in the shade, it casts a spotlight on progress in the special administrative region
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UCU: when the branches and the centre are brave
The UCU is in a unique position of strength and reflection – the low turnout for the pay dispute ballot doesn't change that, says Michael Carley