Grant winners – 2 April 2015
British AcademyRising Star Engagement Awards 2015This scheme provides funding of up to £15,000 to distinguished early career researchers to engage in career development by organising...
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No apathy? Who cares?
There have been a number of end of spring term student protests and occupations at London universities (“Students occupy buildings at London universities”, 26 March). Strangely, however, none of...
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A history of cheats
Apparently “cheating is blossoming” in Russian universities (“Cheating is rife in Russia, finds student survey”, News, 26 March). This is nothing new. The use of shpargalki (cribs) has a long and...
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Embedded in the culture
Dennis Tourish says, in relation to business school research, that “the triviality that pervades much of the scholarship in our field…takes the status quo for granted, asks few critical questions of...
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Putting the ‘I’ in music
In response to Emma Rees’ article on “mesearch” (“My work is my life”, Features, 19 March), I’ve been thinking about my personal biases as I’m writing up my PhD on the theology of music. When I...
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Fair diplomacy
As an academic with experience in the UK and Saudi Arabia’s university systems, I welcome Faisal Abaalkhail’s accurate description of a “lowering of standards” in the UK as a result of an eagerness...
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What are they doing here?
London Metropolitan University’s senior management recently found in their own staff survey that 83 per cent have no faith or confidence in their leadership. Their response appears to be to sack as...
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Funding allocations: a whole lot of nothing
The Higher Education Funding Council for England’s funding allocations demonstrate that the entire system of research assessment is an expensive waste of time (“Winners and losers in Hefce funding...
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Walls have ears shock
Source: GettyOur vice-chancellor. Who ate all the pies?Two of Poppleton’s senior academics were summarily sacked last week for leaking sensitive information about our university to the popular press....
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Private colleges may face public fee cut
While Labour could cap funding, the Lib Dems could support graduate tax
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‘Inertia’ is harming partnerships, say schools
Report highlights doubts over the benefits of school-university relationships
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Whose side are you on? You may have little choice
Academics find complicity with neoliberal values hard to avoid, forum hears
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Tempest-tossed data show conferences’ impact
When Hurricane Isaac forced the cancellation of a political science conference, researchers were able to pinpoint the value of presenting papers
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Campus close-up: University of Hull
Campus gallery to act as a gateway in £28m refurbishment of Philip Larkin’s library