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...work. But there is also the question of what we do in the here and now: what do they teach, and who is it taught to? What is taught? The content of teaching at universities often reinforces power imbalances and the legacy of colonialism. Take my own discipline of International Relations as an example. Its focus on international interactions tends to mean that it focuses...

...working and learners with low or alternative entry qualifications, to poorer learners in low-status jobs – often women who are seeking a transformative life chance to benefit their families. Their needs cannot be met by the inflexibilities inherent in mainstream full-time higher education. If universities were further given incentives to offer more attractive, flexible...

...work has looked at many types of mismatch, including speech synchronisation, speech speed and facial expressions. In one 2013 study, near-human agents that reacted to a startling noise by showing surprise in the lower part of their face (not the upper part) were found to be particularly eerie. This study suggested that this may be even be reminiscent of the pattern of...