THE podcast: 4-10 September 2014 issue review
Download the podcastHow government changes to the rules on visa refusal rates might affect universities, the challenges of combining parenting with academic life, and the British Social Attitudes...

Download the podcastHow government changes to the rules on visa refusal rates might affect universities, the challenges of combining parenting with academic life, and the British Social Attitudes...

UCL/King’s College London team to consult broadly on future of monographs, open access, peer review, publishing and more

Senior managers often dismiss racist incidents or believe them to be exaggerated, says paper

Analysis of British Social Attitudes survey finds class bias with regard to future student numbers

10 per cent threshold for refusal rates may cause many to lose their licences to recruit overseas students

Nigel Piercy is unapologetic about antagonising some in drive to turn around School of Management

Male and female scholars speak frankly about juggling parenting and research

Up in the air - The struggle to balance academic work and parenthood

Source: AlamyCanadaCampus ‘stalking’ tips draw fireA student newspaper article offering first years advice on how to date a teaching assistant – including stalking them on social networks – provoked...

Royal SocietyWolfson Research Merit AwardsAwards are worth £10,000-£30,000 a year, which is a salary enhancementAward winner: Graeme AcklandInstitution: University of EdinburghInteratomic potentials...

A leading international expert on the marine environment and strategies for its protection has died

What happened when a US academic instituted a no-email policy for students and required them to meet her in person?

Thomas Harrison’s article “Let the right one in” (Opinions, 21 August) argued about the importance of including in the selection process an assessment of candidates’ teaching in action. But which...
I was astonished to learn from Sebastian Conran (“Letting the engine idle”, Opinions, 14 August) that Plymouth University, among other institutions, requires students when they register to sign away...