Beverly Griffin, 1930-2016
A pioneering researcher into the viruses that can cause cancer has died
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Interview with Tong Sun
We talk with the Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Award winner about impactful research, encouraging young women into science and how engineering is not just about an oily rag and a spanner
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Essay mills turning out high-quality essays undetected – study
Academics gave ghostwritten papers good marks in ߣߣÊÓƵn study
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PhD scholarship scheme provides support for refugees in ‘despair’
Two recipients of a new initiative at Portsmouth Business School describe their experience of joining a UK university
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Spending £50m on access without evaluation ‘not acceptable’
Offa concerned that institutions lack evidence for effectiveness of outlay on bursaries and fee waivers
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One big yawn? The academics bewitched by boredom
Randy Malamud examines the fascination in a fringe academic topic
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How a course about violence changed the way students are taught and assessed
A literature module developed at Brunel University London has moved away from the traditional essay format and embraced the digital age
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ߣߣÊÓƵ summer reads 2016
Members of the higher education community tell us about two books they plan to take on holiday: a new must-read and a classic worthy of a second look
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The week in higher education – 14 July 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Grant winners – 14 July 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Brexit pity parties show how out of touch academia is
Frank Furedi says the mournful mood on campus and the disparagement and silencing of Leave supporters betray an isolated scholarly class
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Radical acts of kindness are more needed than ever
Amid the uncertainty and anxiety post-Brexit, we must be brave and reach out to and support each other, writes Rachel Moss
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Laurie Taylor – 14 July 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Revitalised university museums still face big challenges
Campus collections have found new audiences and roles, but they still face significant questions, says Nicholas Thomas