Laurie Taylor 鈥 16 November 2017
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Is there a culture of denial around sexual misconduct in academia?
Hollywood and Westminster have been rocked by tales of sexual assault and abuse. Is academia similarly plagued by misuse of power and sexual misconduct? Five scholars offer their views
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Sexism and abuse are not a male preserve
Re 鈥淭he Weinsteins of academia can no longer be tolerated鈥 (Opinion, 7聽November). As a woman in academia, I聽must say that I聽am becoming tired of this gendered debate and blaming of abuse of power on...
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Brexit battle
If UK universities are indeed embroiled in a culture war over Brexit (鈥淎re UK universities on the front line of a Brexit 鈥榗ulture war鈥?鈥, News, 9 November) how can we, as Andy Westwood suggests, 鈥溾...
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The bottom line
Although I聽agree with the overall argument in the article 鈥淭he role of business schools within universities鈥 (Opinion, 6聽November) 鈥 that the role of business schools must be viewed through a wider...
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Unfunny foundation
I鈥檓 afraid Devorah Baum鈥檚 joke about Cohen, a Jew in Berlin in 1933, and Hitler 鈥渉aving lunch鈥 (鈥淧ainfully funny鈥, Feature, 26聽October) doesn鈥檛 do it for me. In narrative jokes, the key to the art of...
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Scholarly sleaze
Just like Hollywood and Parliament, academia has entrenched power hierarchies. It can鈥檛 pretend that sexual harassment doesn鈥檛 take place
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Mari Lyn Salvador, 1943-2017
Former director of Berkeley anthropology museum remembered
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Unification is the key to diversification
A single, comprehensive policy and funding infrastructure for UK tertiary education would empower learners and encourage innovation, say Paul Woodgates and Mike Boxall
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Best universities for employability: UK down amid Brexit fears
Placings for UK in latest edition of Global University Employability Survey may already be reflecting damage to country鈥檚 reputation
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How to make yourself more KEFable
Getting innovations to market can be a conundrum, but help and support is available for those limbering up for the knowledge exchange framework, says聽Siraj Ahmed Shaikh聽
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Why are universities not leading the charge for better thinking?
Traditions, success and lack of self-reflection limit higher education's role in thought revolutions, says Geoff Mulgan