The week in higher education – 21 March 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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We now have evidence of the benefits of international students who stay and work
And it’s time for government policy on post-study work to change, says Nick HillmanÂ
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Appointments – 21 March 2019
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How interdisciplinary research will be treated in REF 2021
The interdisciplinary advisory panel spent 18 months debating the best way to define and assess interdisciplinary research in the REF. Now it’s up to the research community to decide if we are right...
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Interview with Ziauddin Yousafzai
The father of the Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on being a student leader with a stammer, returning to Pakistan and his fears for his daughter at Oxford
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Pius Adesanmi, 1972-2019
Tributes paid to victim of Ethiopian Airlines crash
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Neoliberalism is not always a negative
Market-like mechanisms within higher education are unpopular with academics but can have positive effects, say Rebecca Natow and Kevin Dougherty
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How to stifle the yawns in departmental meetings
A greater willingness from facilitators to listen to feedback could transform collective decision-making, say Liana Kreamer and Steven RogelbergÂ
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UK academics should not rely on their universities to save them from Brexit fallout
For those reliant on EU funding, seeking appointments at continental universities is the only sensible course, says Peter Coveney
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Teaching intelligence: educating Generation Z
Today’s students are different from the previous generation, and we must understand that when we teach them, writes Simon Beames
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Scandal-hit Southern California names Carol Folt as president
Leader takes reformer reputation to Los Angeles shortly after leaving University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill amid Confederate protest
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Australian pre-election spending splurge sparks political interference fears
Call for more transparency over disbursement of Australia’s A$20 billion (£10.7 billion) Medical Research Future Fund
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Suspicion around medical research funding abounds, as hype trumps disclosure
Lack of detail, not due process, is at the heart of concerns about medical research handouts in Australia, writes John RossÂ
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How the University of Hong Kong became the world’s most international institution
HKU’s history, location, social context and educational and research ambitions combine to create a truly global university, says Ian Holliday Â