Open data ‘tougher’ than open access and needs ‘mindset change’
Huge rewards could ensue if governments bankroll the systematic sharing of research data, but experts warn of unintended consequences
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An argument for reading more and writing less
With so much pressure to publish, when will we ever have time to read and reflect? asks Christiaan De BeukelaerÂ
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Ten years of NYU Abu Dhabi show branch quality ‘can be done’
Vice-chancellor discusses UAE’s economic gains from campus, plus academic freedom ‘understanding’
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Australian degrees rated less highly by graduates than bosses
Australian survey finds ‘strong relationship’ between graduates’ attributes and demands of their jobs
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Australian security guidelines ‘help stop political interference’
Chief executive of Group of Eight says universities have ‘positive dialogue with security agencies’ after contributing to task force
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Film as Embodied Art: Bodily Meaning in the Cinema of Stanley Kubrick, by Maarten Coëgnarts
Nathan Abrams is impressed by a new approach to one of the great masters of 20th-century cinema
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Käthe Kollwitz: Prints, Process, Politics, edited by Louis Marchesano
Esther Leslie is impressed by a rich and detailed study of a haunting artist
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How should the UK position itself in the new geopolitics of higher education?
With Brexit, we’re on the precipice of a new world order, but UK universities have first mover advantage if they act fast, says Simon Marginson
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What are you reading? – 30 January 2020
A look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics and the Fight for a Better Future, by Paul Krugman
Book of the week: Victoria Bateman is impressed by the clear and wide-ranging insights of a Nobel-winning economist and public intellectual
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As Brexit day dawns, is it time to leave differences aside?
Letting go of acrimony is not easy after three years of trench warfare. But post-Brexit Britain needs academics and their evidence-led approach
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More Examples, Less Theory: Historical Studies of Writing Psychology, by Michael Billig
Michael Marinetto learns some crucial lessons about good writing and researchÂ
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Tales of Impossibility: The 2000-Year Quest to Solve the Mathematical Problems of Antiquity, by David S. Richeson
Robin Wilson enjoys a lively account of how we learned that we’ll never be able to square the circle or meet a number of other challenges posed by the ancient Greeks
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Does it matter if more and more students are getting firsts?
Lincoln Allison looks back to an age of tougher marking and considers what, if anything, we need to do about the historically inevitable slide towards grade inflation