No shades of grey in teaching relationships
Academics should be banned from damaging sexual liaisons with students, postgraduates in particular, argues Luke Brunning

Academics should be banned from damaging sexual liaisons with students, postgraduates in particular, argues Luke Brunning

Early career scholars offered hundreds of tips and sage advice tweeted by longer-established peers

The use of recruitment agents is rising, but are universities putting their reputations at risk as competition hots up?

United StatesClose college for two years, say lawmakersState legislators have provoked anger by saying that a historically black college experiencing financial problems should close for two years. A...

Northampton is revolutionising financing by going to the market for the money it needs to ‘future-proof’ itself, says Nick Petford

Steve West says wider cohort needs more support as UUK launches new guidelines for institutions on supporting students

University and Hefce refuse FoI requests over multimillion-pound funding deal
Two recent stories in ߣߣƵ made for interesting reading if considered side by side. “Labour calls its v-c critics ‘unbelievably stupid’”, but the former vice-chancellor of London...
The results of the research excellence framework reveal that 52,061 full-time equivalent academic staff in 154 UK higher education institutions submitted 191,150 research outputs and 6,975 impact...
I have long struggled to establish anthropology as a subject to be taught outside the university setting, particularly as an A-level subject in schools.Anthropology, as the philosopher Immanuel Kant...
The debate about inadequate English language proficiency often focuses on the wrong issues (“Scholars highlight inadequate language skills”, News, 5 February). We should instead focus on how...
I was deeply offended by the blank space on the back page of ߣߣƵ (“The Poppletonian”, 12 February). I don’t pay good money just to receive a blank space.Charlie OwenUCL Institute...

Journal’s decision follows trial that found ‘no effect’ on quality of reviews, writes Holly Else

The number of Chinese students enrolling on full-time taught master’s courses in England has grown to all but match the number of home students.

More than 50 higher education institutions are taking part in University Mental Health Day today.