Interview with Aine Duffy
The Central European University’s new director of communications talks radical nuns, leaving Ireland aged 18 and why her role is the most exciting in her profession
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Margaret Garb, 1962-2018
Scholar of race and urban history remembered
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University ties in spotlight as Western anxiety over Huawei grows
Institutions seek guidance over links to Chinese company but are told that it is not their role to start a ‘new Cold War’
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English v-cs believe mergers will rescue failing universities
PA Consulting survey finds many leaders see outright university closures as ‘politically and socially unconscionable’
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Academic partnerships are more than ‘a pissing contest’
Matthew Reisz considers the advantages – and the challenges – of long-term scholarly alliances and the role that gender can playÂ
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Reimagining higher education relationships in England
Universities would do well to share common operations and services while maintaining a healthy level of competition, argue Mike Boxall and Ian MattiasÂ
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Research intelligence: how to promote your work online
Scholars offer their advice on the art of promoting research online
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Virginia universities head into the Amazon jungle
Pledges of huge investments in higher education to secure the tech giant’s second headquarters could strain academic autonomy, says Michelle Dimino
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The customer has no right to be lazy
England’s loan system and high fees have fuelled students’ sense of entitlement but not of responsibility, says Beth GuildingÂ
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The long-haul route to impact rarely begins at university
Even in tourism studies, reality often belies the bold, sunny pictures painted in the impact case study brochure, says Rhodri ThomasÂ
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Simplistic presentism is not a fit ground for memorialisation revisions
If UCL renames its Galton Lecture Theatre, the choice should reflect a full appraisal of the eugenicist’s life, work and times, says Lennard Davis Â
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Emerging Economies Summit: Universities urged to focus on Sustainable Development Goals
Institutions in developing world told to take lead on tackling major global challenges
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English post-18 review faces increasingly uncertain passage
Some in sector believe Tories could adopt only fee cut plans as longer-term commitment, given Commons and Brexit obstacles
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Top scholar’s residency application rejected after 16 years in UK
German-born Lars Chittka says he may now leave the country