World in brief - 29 January 2015
PolandJewish scholars’ PhDs reinstated in belated righting of Nazi-era wrongsA Polish university has reinstated doctorates of Jewish academics that were annulled at the behest of the Nazi regime...
PolandJewish scholars’ PhDs reinstated in belated righting of Nazi-era wrongsA Polish university has reinstated doctorates of Jewish academics that were annulled at the behest of the Nazi regime...
Private university in Turkey neglects research metrics for external views on academics’ performance
With Hungary accused of ‘undermining democratic values’, Malcolm Gillies considers to what extent universities with a liberal mission can flourish in ‘illiberal’ societies
A witty version of the Greek tragedy confronts our desire to watch the unwatchable as it diverts our focus from binaries to transitioning, says Liz Schafer
GDP-adjusted ranking of global higher education systems puts British system near top
Jules Pretty laments the sad decline and impoverishment of the UK’s natural diversity
New research grant data show Britain continuing to lead the league
A long break sounds luxurious but what is the reality? Scholars share what they did with their ‘free’ time
United StatesStudents report being pressured into non-consensual sexAlmost 10 per cent of female and 4 per cent of male undergraduates say they have “been pressured or forced into sexual contact...
Is updating children’s literature censorship or sensible? asks Sally Feldman
The University of Manchester could not have chosen a worse time to consider closing Middle Eastern language courses, writes Hugh Williamson
United StatesSit-in ends after improvements promisedA five-day sit-in at Colgate University in New York, organised to protest against the institution’s lack of diversity and its alleged poor...
Head of Association of Arab Universities also urges the West not to ignore the plight of Syrian academics and students
Of the BRICS nations, China stands out and Russia shows great potential, but other emerging economies are also gaining in strength. Phil Baty reports
The UK is ranked fifth among the world’s most developed nations for the number of young people with higher education, after rapid progress since 2000