Take a stand – and deliver
If Trump and Brexit are the problem, universities are part of the solution, says Sally Hunt. But we must do better than we have
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In dark days, universities must keep the lights on at home
Our age of unenlightenment demands that institutions share their intellectual and moral capital with the communities around them
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Watching the doomsday clock together
Catastrophes are likely to be more swift, global and devastating in our interconnected world, says Martin Rees, so scientists must join forces to keep us safe
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Laurie Taylor – 9 February 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Call them Al? No, call out and tackle bias
I was saddened to read your report that anglicising “foreign” names improves employability and student name recognition (“Anglicising foreign students’ names ‘could reduce bias’”, News, 26 January)...
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Hail fellows
Having been approached for comments on the Independent Social Research Foundation’s latest early career fellowship competition, I was surprised to find that the resulting article, “Early career...
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Uncritical reports
Re the article “Tackle ‘reporting bias’ in pedagogy research, paper warns” (News, 2 February). As an academic involved in appraising studies of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), the...
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Openly self-seeking
Peter Horrocks’ article “Why my university is not entering the TEF” (Opinion, 2 February) is typical Open University sleight of hand. He well knows that the OU’s key problem is the appalling...
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Should he not fall?
Am I alone in wondering why UK-based student activists and their academic cheerleaders have not targeted De Montfort University, which is named after an unashamed anti-Semite who in 1231 ordered the...
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Private provider figures raise questions over completion rates
Pearson responds to figures on UK providers by saying it acts when colleges ‘recruit without integrity’
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TEF ‘others’ international students, claims scholar
Keele University academic argues that the TEF ‘legitimises’ and ‘amplifies subordination’ of overseas students
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Gender balance: universities need hard targets to make real change
UK universities should follow the example of FTSE companies, says Ruth Sealy