POSTECH head: a university’s ultimate mission is to create value for society
Universities in the US, South Korea and elsewhere must contribute to the advancement of the knowledge-based industries of the 21st century, says Doh-Yeon Kim
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The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century, by Walter Scheidel
History would suggest that only violent means lead to less inequality, says Victoria Bateman
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Data for the People: How to Make Our Post-Privacy Economy Work for You, by Andreas Weigend
Paul Bernal on whether we can simply dismiss privacy concerns in order to embrace the world of big data
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What are you reading? – 9 March 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Two-year degrees? On the road to enlightenment, speed kills
Cramming study into the shortest possible time will impoverish the student experience and drive an even greater wedge between research-enabled permanent staff and the growing underclass of flexible...
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#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media, by Cass R. Sunstein
Book of the week: Americans have to reach out to fight the political division fed by social media, says Angelia Wilson
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Utopia for Realists and How We Can Get There, by Rutger Bregman
The groundwork may be set for a shift from selfish, individualistic capitalism, says Danny Dorling
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Moses: A Human Life, by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
Robert A. Segal on a exploration of the interior life of the leader who led the Jews out of the desert
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New and noteworthy – 9 March 2017
Africa’s 17th-century warrior queen; the modern equivalent of tinkering in your shed; mergers and acquisitions in the world of HE; and what tax havens really do to the economy
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Grant winners – 9 March 2017
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
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Universities with the biggest corporate links
John Morgan looks at the universities in Asia and beyond that have forged the closest ties with industrial partners
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Laurie Taylor – 9 March 2017
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Harry Collins is voting to back scientific values
The principles of scepticism and open-mindedness are vital in a post-truth world, an expert on experts tells Matthew Reisz