The week in higher education - 23 October 2014
Members of the University and College Union have voted to strike over proposed cuts to their pensions. In a ballot involving UCU members in pre-1992 universities, 78 per cent of those who voted said...
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Watching but also discerning
Universities collecting data to monitor performance must be transparent and in sync with academic work and goals
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Take a cold shower
The suggestion made by two University of East Anglia students that urinating while showering could result in huge water savings (“The week in higher education”, News, 16 October) may have health...
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Knowing their limits
In response to Bruce Macfarlane’s piece (“If not now, when?”, Opinion, 16 October), I come from Hong Kong, and am now living in England. I’m one of the privileged who can immigrate.People in the West...
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Sociologists everywhere
Amanda Goodall and Andrew Oswald’s argument that the social sciences need a shake-up (“Time for a makeover?”, Features, 9 October) seems to have overlooked the fact that social scientists are often...
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Who is the priority?
As a student at the University of Essex, I’ve had the pleasure of being mentored by Marina Warner, Glyn Maxwell and Derek Walcott. Statements from the university that portray students’ education and...
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False assumptions of the USS
Last week, the Employers Pension Forum published “Proposed Changes to USS – Myths, Misconceptions and Misunderstandings”. The document contains misinformation and a mistake. We focus on the section “...
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Support levels diverge between post-1992s and Russell Group
Students at post-1992 institutions will receive just a quarter of the help offered by older universities
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Liberal arts builds momentum in the UK
Symposium hears of efforts to build broad-based humanities study on British soil
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Campus close-up: Institute of Cancer Research
Putting industry collaboration at the heart of its mission helps the ICR to commercial and scholarly success
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Doctor Who and the portfolio career
Kevin Fong advises academics to scale the silo walls occasionally to regenerate their careers
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Why philanthropy merits scholarly study
As giving grows in importance, universities need to engage seriously with the topic, says Charles Keidan
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Big brother in the academy
As monitoring of scholars’ performance, time and output increases, so do reservations about its value and effectiveness
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Peter Piot: there is a ‘moral responsibility’ to go out and stop Ebola
The man who helped to identify the virus has encouraged staff and students to volunteer