Calculating the incalculable
To help to inform discussions at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year, Mark Freeman and Ben Groom surveyed 200 international experts and “asked them how much...
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No platform for censorship
I note an unfortunate confusion between government measures to ban those who may allegedly “radicalise” students on university campuses – which, it is claimed, means encouraging them to support a...
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Read and heed the heels
I would like to commend ߣߣƵ for the attention paid to shoes in recent issues, with articles that brilliantly discuss footwear and its history in relation to power and femininity (“...
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Change at any cost
PA Consulting Group must have been delighted at having its recent report described without comment or alternative views (“V-cs wanting to lead from the front are frustrated by a lack of followers”,...
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South African institutions top THE Africa rankings pilot
ߣߣƵ creates a top 15 table for Africa’s academies ahead of the inaugural THE Africa Universities Summit on 30-31 July
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The female voyeur in film
Davina Quinlivan reflects on how female voyeurs in film contrast with ‘impotent’ peeping Toms by being portrayed as empowered and vengeful
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Summer reads 2015
Academics, administrators and senior sector figures on two holiday tomes: a new must-read and a classic to revisit
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Metrics: how to handle them responsibly
Amid concerns about the growing use – and abuse – of quantitative measures in universities, a major new review examines the role of metrics in the assessment of research, from the REF to performance...
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Medieval dread: student deviance and devilry
Even centuries ago, student misconduct and violence vexed townspeople and authorities. The behaviour, says one scholar, highlights negative stereotypes and socio-political tensions
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Budget 2015: Osborne moves towards fees market
But chancellor’s move to change student loan repayment rules presents risks
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Five cities, seven years: my life post-PhD
The life of an early career researcher is a challenging one, finds Catherine Fletcher, as she heads to city number six
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Budget 2015: fees can rise for universities with ‘high-quality teaching’
Chancellor George Osborne also announces scrapping of student maintenance grants and plans to make graduates pay more for loans through repayment threshold freeze
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Students: raising hell since the Middle Ages
You might not think it, but students in the 14th and 15th century could teach today’s cohort a thing or two about tearing up the town, writes Matthew Reisz