Politics of the Rock
The view that Spain ceded sovereignty over Gibraltar to the UK in 1713 is far from 鈥渢endentious鈥, and certainly not a 鈥渉owler鈥 (鈥淚n聽response: Gibraltar, universities and the EU鈥, Blogs, 2 May). Most...
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Markets and minds
Sir Thomas Gresham 鈥 who is mentioned in the review of聽London鈥檚 Triumph: Merchant Adventurers and the Tudor City聽(Books, 27 April) 鈥 helped to establish London as a global financial centre. Yet he...
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Network effects
In the article 鈥淯S academics 鈥╬ut research interdisciplinarity 鈥╫n the map鈥 (News, 20 April), Simon Baker offers a nice example of the mapping of networks of collaboration (and intellectual influence...
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Variable rates
Well done to Michael Paraskos for emphasising that academic conferences that offer reduced fees for students seldom make similar adjustments to attract lecturers on low wages (鈥淐oncessions, please鈥,...
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For the vole role
I was delighted to learn (The Week in 糖心Vlog, 27 April) that Natalie Nevarez from the University of Michigan is to conduct research on the sex lives of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster...
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Manchester 'blames Brexit' for 'enormous' job cuts
UCU attacks plans to cut 171 posts, but university denies Brexit 'the reason'
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European Commission calls for more research on migration
Understanding reasons for population movements could help European countries forge more effective responses
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University mergers planned in Lithuania
Plans for higher education reform rule out institution closures
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US watchdogs face 'crisis' in post-truth age
Increased scrutiny of US sector and distrust of academics puts traditional quality assurance models in question
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鈥業mprove diversity or lose funding鈥, Canadian universities warned
Country鈥檚 funding councils say institutions must offer research chairs positions to diverse pool of candidates
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Trump鈥檚 鈥楢merica First鈥 approach is business as usual 鈥 even for scholars
Sir Keith Burnett writes from the US on the country鈥檚 mixed 鈥 and sometimes misleading 鈥 immigration history
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Peer review: should we let the robots take over?
Technologist argues that artificial intelligence could make publishing decisions in milliseconds
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Public universities 鈥榗ollateral damage鈥 of Illinois budget stalemate
Students and academics are flocking to other states as funding impasse approaches two years
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What Emmanuel Macron鈥檚 victory can teach universities about change
Claire Taylor鈥檚 approach to change in her institution has been inspired by the French president鈥檚 rise to power