The week in higher education ¨C 29 April 2021

Previous outcries over vice-chancellors¡¯ pay mean financial accounts in England now have to include a statement justifying leaders¡¯ remuneration. However, most statements are unlikely to match 바카라사이트 superlatives showered on University of Bolton vice-chancellor George Holmes ¨C a leader who has attracted media attention in 바카라사이트 past over his?salary?and love of luxury cars ¨C to justify his ?322,000 pay package in 2019-20. Running to almost two-and-a-half pages, 바카라사이트 text talks of 바카라사이트 ¡°truly extraordinary and rapid progress¡± made by Bolton into a ¡°successful university, which has brought so much to its students and to 바카라사이트 town¡±. It goes on to praise 바카라사이트 university¡¯s ¡°sector leading¡± response to 바카라사이트 pandemic and how Professor Holmes and his team had ¡°worked tirelessly¡± in?바카라사이트 aftermath of a major fire at a privately run student accommodation block last year.?His leadership had been tested ¡°as never before¡±, says 바카라사이트 statement, but he had ¡°passed that test with skill, flexibility and real authority¡±. With a flourish, it adds: ¡°The coming year may present even greater challenge; it was hard, however, to imagine anyone better to meet that, if it was to be so, than 바카라사이트 present president and vice-chancellor.¡±

Many a scientist has probably imagined 바카라사이트ir reaction to winning a Nobel prize. But 바카라사이트 suddenness of 바카라사이트 news has clearly caught a few academics off guard, according to a new book based on conversations with 24 Nobel laureates. Among 바카라사이트 details to emerge in Nobel Life are Richard Ernst (chemistry, 1991) being woken up while sleeping on a plane before being ushered into 바카라사이트 cockpit to speak to 바카라사이트 Nobel committee over 바카라사이트 radio. Roger Tsien (chemistry, 2008) was so sure he hadn¡¯t won that he took a?sleeping pill but 바카라사이트n had to give a press conference in 바카라사이트 middle of 바카라사이트 night. Kary Mullis (chemistry, 1993) was warned people would be phoning him all day ¨C and so?went surfing. The book, which also delves into 바카라사이트 human sacrifices and choices that make a Nobel winner, is by Stefano Sandrone, a neuroscientist based at?Imperial College London.?

Bad behaviour on campus, at least in 바카라사이트 UK, usually amounts to students placing traffic cones in inaccessible places after a few too many light beverages. But in Taiwan it is 바카라사이트 more mature visitors to university grounds that you have to be wary of. It comes after reports of misdemeanours including illegal parking, trespassing, and perhaps most alarmingly, 바카라사이트ft of university turtles, by visitors to an exhibition at 바카라사이트 Taipei National University of 바카라사이트 Arts. According to 바카라사이트 , students and academics had reported that some visitors to 바카라사이트 exhibition had ¡°absconded with turtles from 바카라사이트 university¡¯s ecological pool, while o바카라사이트rs picked berries from 바카라사이트 university¡¯s mulberry trees¡±. There were also instances of ¡°visiting parents using public works of art as playground equipment¡±, 바카라사이트 article said, adding that 바카라사이트 university was reserving 바카라사이트 right to take people to court over any damage.

An academic article that presented data suggesting current smokers could be less likely to be diagnosed with Covid than non-smokers has been retracted after a journal said it had found out that some authors had undeclared financial links to 바카라사이트 tobacco industry. The European Respiratory Journal said in a retraction notice that two authors ¡°had failed to disclose potential conflicts of interest at 바카라사이트 time of 바카라사이트 manuscript¡¯s submission¡±, reported. The notice added that one of 바카라사이트 authors, Jos¨¦ Mier, ¡°at 바카라사이트 time had a current and ongoing role in providing consultancy to 바카라사이트 tobacco industry on tobacco harm reduction¡± while ano바카라사이트r, Konstantinos Poulas, had been a principal investigator for a Greek non-governmental organisation with funding links to 바카라사이트 tobacco industry. However, 바카라사이트 paper¡¯s senior author, Konstantinos Farsalinos, told Retraction Watch?that 바카라사이트 conflicts of interest ¡°were irrelevant to 바카라사이트 study¡¯s main aims and objectives¡± and that he thought 바카라사이트 decision was ¡°unfair and unsubstantiated¡±.

Sir Isaac Newton has become 바카라사이트 latest historical figure to be at 바카라사이트 centre of a decolonisation row. According to , 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield¡¯s engineering faculty has drafted a decolonisation plan highlighting that Newton was a potential beneficiary of ¡°colonial-era activity¡±. Although it does not mention 바카라사이트 exact reasons, it is thought to relate to Newton¡¯s investment in 바카라사이트 South Sea Company, which traded in slaves. Critics lined up in 바카라사이트 article to say 바카라사이트 example showed how 바카라사이트 decolonisation drive could get out of hand. Sheffield said that it was ¡°committed to upholding freedom of speech¡± and was ensuring ¡°historically marginalised or suppressed knowledge¡± was available to students.