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
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Future of teacher training under threat
Anglia Ruskin latest to drop out as policy continues to favour school-led system
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Must do better: Gove adviser’s verdict on the sector
We urgently need to confront grade inflation, poor-value degrees, unequal access and lack of contact time, writes Jamie Martin
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Are students’ unions backing off the hard questions?
Battle of Ideas debate asks if policies of “no-platforming” make campuses ‘homogeneous zones of head-nodding’
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Staff at University of South Wales set for strike action
Union members at the University of South Wales are set to strike in a row over job cuts
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UCL and IoE set a date for union
University College London and the Institute of Education, University of London, are to merge on 2 December, it has been confirmed.
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Blog: Busting USS pension reform ‘myths’
Employers respond to ‘scare stories’ around proposed changes to USS pension scheme