The quirks and surprises of being the in-house English speaker
From translating health and safety advice to tongue-twisters, there鈥檚 always something new to do, says Kate Macdonald
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Rebuilding from blaze helps Glasgow kindle new knowledge
The silver lining in the fire that ravaged an Art聽Nouveau gem is the chance to explore Charles Rennie Mackintosh鈥檚 methods
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Mike Redmayne, 1967-2015
A leading legal scholar notable for his 鈥渢aste for the absurd鈥 as well as his erudition has died
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Q&A with Glyn Davis
We speak to the vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne, the host of the THE World Academic Summit
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Exam howlers: to share or not to share
Is it fair to laugh at students鈥 mistakes? Anger at THE鈥檚 annual exam howlers competition has generated a wave of self-published mistakes
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Grant winners 鈥 2 July 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Athena SWAN success brings new challenges
The equality charter鈥檚 influence, take-up and ambitions are growing, writes Holly Else, but so are expectations
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Referencing headaches? There鈥檚 an app for that
In just under a year, RefME, a UK-built online tool that takes the sweat out of citations, has attracted almost a million users
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Addicted to sex? It鈥檚 unlikely, say academics
Kiwi historians claim the concept is incoherent and moralistic
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News in brief 鈥撀2 July 2015
UK higher education round-up and highlights from the Twittersphere
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From fair Verona to the wall beyond Ramallah
Teaching Shakespeare in Palestine was intense, disturbing and unforgettable, a University of Bristol lecturer says
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Times are tough, say majority of Irish academics
Post-2007 conditions are worse, workloads are higher and it鈥檚 鈥榓ll about the money鈥 for management, report three-quarters of survey respondents
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World in brief 鈥 2 July 2015
Higher education news from around the globe
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Lord Rees on the future of UK research
Haldane unbound would be as dangerous as unchecked utilitarianism, argues the astronomer royal
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Impaired drivers of higher education growth
David Willetts is wrong: the sector is put at risk by the student loans system鈥檚 structural flaws, warns Andrew McGettigan