By Yojana Sharma. Radical thought should be allowed to flourish on campuses around the world as a healthy expression of academic freedom, but universities must be able to help prevent violence, said an eminent panel of university leaders speaking at the British Council’s Going Global conference in London on 2 June. Read more...
By Jonathan Thon. To read the previous articles in this series please visit the links below:
A major difficulty for biotech start-ups spinning out from academic research labs is the acquisition of their intellectual property. More...
By Kevin McCabe. There are not many things in A.D. 2015 which can make an adult blush. Certainly, no one seems to be embarrassed these days by the proverbial “embarrassment of riches.” In fact, the one constant in our society is that nearly everybody would be most embarrassed by a shortage of funds, whether culpable or not. More...
By Rod Bristow. The over-emphasis on exam results leads to a “pressurecooker environment” with students finding it difficult to cope, says Rod Bristow. Read more...
By Oronte. Do you know the site Essay Daily, edited by Ander Monson and Craig Reinbold? It's a valuable platform for conversation about essays and essayists, and a few weeks back Craig asked if I'd like to write something about Crux, the new literary nonfiction book series at University of Georgia Press, for which I serve as series editor. Read more...
By Eric Stoller. “No agenda, no presentations, just a few primers...bring people together to talk about what is possible, what the trends are and see if there are any potential projects in amongst the ideas.” That was the description of the Jisc Creativity Workshop that I attended last week. Knowing that Jisc is about all things digital in UK higher education, I went up to Birmingham with a sense of curiosity and hoped for an interesting experience. Read more...
By Susan O'Doherty. Josh Duggar did terrible things, and he needs to be held accountable for them. But (and I can't believe I'm typing these words) I agree with Mike Huckabee that he doesn't deserve to be drawn and quartered for crimes committed before his brain was fully developed. Read more...
By Laura Tropp. I’ve been reading with interest about the depopulation problem in Denmark and the ways different groups have been trying to tackle it. From a marketing perspective, there’s a travel agency using the crisis as an opportunity to encourage people to “Do it For Denmark” and use their holiday as a sex-cation. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. Economics sometimes talks about markets as being similar to auctions. People decide on a “reservation price,” how much they are willing to pay for a product, and “bid” on it by either trying to buy the product or not buying it. This process continues until an equilibrium price, sometimes described as “Walrasian,” is reached. Read more...
By Lindsay Oden. Every graduate student is undoubtedly accustomed to having to explain the process of grad school to people who are unfamiliar with academia. Whether dealing with family members, friends, dying house plants, or prospective partners, common themes become apparent to grad students: most people simply do not understand what grad school is, what grad students’ objectives are, or the kinds of stresses that grad students routinely encounter. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
