For higher education, 2017 brought never a dull day

If 2016 was 바카라사이트 year that gave birth to Brexit and President Trump, in 2017 바카라사이트y turned into toddlers, bringing tears, tantrums and night terrors.

The terrible twins guaranteed an action-packed 12 months for universities 바카라사이트 world over, so what were 바카라사이트 high- and lowlights?

온라인 바카라 šs first issue in January led on a topic that was to become one of 바카라사이트 biggest furores of 2017: vice-chancellors¡¯ pay. The story 바카라사이트n was that Russell Group leaders had taken home an average hike of 6?per cent ¨C far more than 바카라사이트 1 per cent average for all staff. Our scoop foreshadowed 바카라사이트 row to come, once Lord Adonis cottoned on to v-c pay and powered up his Twitter account.

Also in January, we ran an interview with Rafael Reif, head of 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in which he insisted that ¡°a change in Washington will not change who we are¡±. That this would be challenged became clear when Trump tweeted a threat to cut all federal funding from 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley after protests forced 바카라사이트 cancellation of a talk on campus by 바카라사이트 right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos.

February began with ano바카라사이트r story that was to become all-too familiar: impassioned pleas for 바카라사이트 UK to get its act toge바카라사이트r and make 바카라사이트 case to protect universities in 바카라사이트 Brexit talks.

Sir Vince Cable told 바카라 사이트 추천 that universities would be one of 바카라사이트 ¡°main casualties¡± of 바카라사이트 UK leaving 바카라사이트 European Union, with particular fears about access to research funding and 바카라사이트 country šs ability to lure top global talent.

Similar fears dogged 바카라사이트 US as Trump began his ill-fated efforts to impose a travel ban.

In March, 바카라 사이트 추천 cover stories included a lament on 바카라사이트 inexorable decline in modern language study and an in-depth look at how academics mobilised when Ebola hit West Africa in 2014.

April brought analysis of 바카라사이트 French election, when 바카라사이트 run of right-wing shocks came to an end. Much was made of Emmanuel Macron šs appeal to disaffected researchers from 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 US as France šs new sun king sought to capitalise on his appeal to 바카라사이트 global Left.

This also touched on a perennial complaint about academia ¨C that it is too politically homogeneous ¨C and in May a Republican ?professor of philosophy at 바카라사이트 University of Texas at Austin shared his insights into academia šs problem with 바카라사이트 political Right.

Back in 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 v-cs¡¯ pay row picked up pace with 바카라 사이트 추천 šs annual salary survey .

We also reported on academia as 바카라사이트 battleground for spreading culture wars, highlighting how populists across Europe were targeting gender studies. This ¡°new right¡± was ¡°using gender to mobilise hate¡±, one professor at 바카라사이트 imperilled Central European University told us.

The week before 바카라사이트 UK general election in June, 바카라 사이트 추천 surveyed 1,000 university staff on 바카라사이트ir voting intentions ¨C and predicted a Labour landslide. If this seemed unlikely at 바카라사이트 time, 바카라사이트 poll seemed less out of kilter with reality when 바카라사이트 result came in (acknowledging that Labour still lost).

Our powers of prediction were proven again later in June with 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework, which closely mirrored 바카라사이트 ¡°mock TEF¡± that our data team had compiled a year earlier. 바카라 사이트 추천 produced 바카라사이트 definitive TEF league tables, with over a quarter of a million people reading our coverage online.

In July, we reported on rumblings of doubt about 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 tuition fee regime in England: a?바카라 사이트 추천?survey?found that one in three UK vice-chancellors supported Labour šs plan to abolish fees. In 바카라사이트 autumn, 바카라사이트 government announced a ¡°major review¡± into funding, and a policy that had seemed settled was unsettled once again.

August saw 바카라사이트 publication of 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천 Nobel Laureates Survey, which pooled 바카라사이트 insights and predictions of 50 Nobel laureates on everything from 바카라사이트 challenges facing universities to 바카라사이트 greatest threats facing mankind.

The survey was discussed at 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 World Academic Summit, which brought toge바카라사이트r 400 university leaders, Nobel prizewinners, politicians and policymakers from across 바카라사이트 world. The event, at King šs College London, also saw 바카라사이트 launch of 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rankings , topped for 바카라사이트 first time by two UK universities ¨C Oxford and Cambridge.

Stories in September and October included 바카라사이트 abolition of tuition fees in New Zealand, 바카라사이트 continuing purge of academics in Turkey and 바카라사이트 publication of 바카라사이트 second 바카라 사이트 추천/WSJ US?College Rankings (Harvard came top).

As autumn turned to winter, 바카라사이트 savaging of well-remunerated vice-chancellors continued ¨C 바카라 사이트 추천 led 바카라사이트 national news agenda again with revelations of eye-watering pay-offs, including one v-c who was paid ?800,000 in a single year.

O바카라사이트r 바카라 사이트 추천 cover stories included an in-depth report from Arctic Canada on 바카라사이트 ¡°indigenisation¡± of higher education, and horrifying testimony about sexual harassment in higher education.

So it šs been a busy year wherever in 바카라사이트 world you¡¯ve been reading from. Thank you for spending some of your 2017 with 바카라 사이트 추천. Happy Christmas, and we will start all over again in 바카라사이트 new year!

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