The bottom line on blue-sky thinking
Although I鈥檇 agree with virtually everything in the feature on Nobel laureate Saul Perlmutter (鈥淵ou can鈥檛 order up a breakthrough鈥, 12 January), the need to push for even more funding of blue-sky...
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Not forgotten
I write regarding a blog post that appeared on 20 December, 鈥淜ing鈥檚 College London 鈥榳rong鈥 to erase George Carey from wall of fame鈥 (www.timeshighereducation.com), relating to the removal from King鈥檚...
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Peruvian pathways
In 鈥淟ack of HE collaboration in Latin America 鈥榞oes back centuries鈥欌 (News, 12 January), Fredric Michael Litto discusses why there is relatively little collaboration between universities and scholars...
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Split shifts
Re 鈥淟ecturers 鈥榤issing鈥 learning strategies used by poorer students鈥 (News, 12 January). Undergraduates from poor backgrounds have to take paid employment a significant part of the time during their...
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First world problem
While it can be said that there is 鈥渁n oversupply of PhDs鈥 in Western Europe, the same cannot be said of the developing world (鈥淟et the right ones in: limiting PhDs creates the wrong kind of elite鈥,...
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Gove liked us once
I am so pleased that Michael Gove clarified that when he denounced 鈥渆xperts鈥, he meant only economists (鈥淔acing iceberg alley鈥, Leader, 12 January). He certainly approved of experts in 2011, when, as...
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Ideas of a university: defining our terms
What is a university? The Lords debate on the HE bill asked this very question and reminds us that in 2017, clarifying their purpose is more vital than ever
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Laurie Taylor 鈥 19 January 2017
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Early studies raise questions over cancer reproducibility project
Bid to test key cancer findings uses a strict method to avoid bias, but this means some outcomes have proved inconclusive
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THE data blog: how university excellence relates to country income
Duncan Ross on the correlation between country income and university performance
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Cornell business dean: mixing up subjects crucial to innovation
Soumitra Dutta speaks to THE about Cornell's new technology campus
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Brexit prompts academics to consider future for modern languages
Discipline needs to forge new research agendas and promote its benefits more effectively, workshop hears