Doctoral study still lacks a global prescription
PhDs are becoming more programmatic in many countries, but the German one-on-one model retains considerable influence, says Glen Jones
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THE Emerging Economies University Rankings 2019: quality street leads to the sweet spot
A focus on raising performance has helped universities in Egypt and Malaysia surge in the rankings. Ellie Bothwell reports
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The British public supports universities 鈥 it鈥檚 time government gets on board
If not, the country鈥檚 single biggest success story could be at聽risk, says Janet Beer
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Interview with Amer Zahr
The Palestinian law professor talks about the overlap with his other job:聽as a stand-up comedian聽travelling the world聽talking about the Arab American experience
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Funding council strategy to reward partnership-with-industry initiatives
Working students and employers will steer sector's agenda, says Hefce head. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Impact and breakthroughs: EPSRC sets new strategy
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council aims to accelerate both scientific breakthroughs and social and economic impact.
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Sector sees opportunity in Cabinet split on visa salary threshold
Higher education leaders fear shortage of skilled workers if limit is not lowered from 拢30,000
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New University of Surrey v-c looks to China for industry links
Max Lu, the first Chinese academic to lead a UK university, says that increasing the institution's links with major firms from his homeland will be a priority
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THE World University Rankings 2019: East closes in on West
China鈥檚 leading universities are soaring up the global and Asian tables, largely driven by improvements in citation impact, says Ellie Bothwell
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How communities of practice can help improve your teaching
Teachers coming together to share learning strategies and mentor each other can聽prevent聽burnout and jump-start professional growth, says Valencia Gabay
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Books interview: Shane Hamilton
The lecturer in international business and strategy and author of Supermarket USA on big books, the 鈥楥old War Farms Race鈥 and jazzed-up propaganda battles
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Sydney 鈥榤ultiversity鈥 partners pledge to put aside rivalries
Four institutions hope science-focused campus will be exempted from student numbers cap
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Command: The Twenty-First Century General, by Anthony King
Book of the week: Changes to methods of military leadership raise questions of who鈥檚 the boss, finds A. W. Purdue
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THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2019: Australia holds its ground
But experts ask how long country鈥檚 success can last in the face of rampant competition from Asia
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Letters 鈥 6 December 2018
Effort to publish damned by review process Ronald Barnett offered some suggestions on how to conduct journal reviews with integrity in his article 鈥淲here are the ethics in academic publishing?鈥 (...