Arts for art’s sake – but what about a career?
Emily Howard had an English degree and great expectations. Now jobless, she wonders if prospective students are given the whole truth
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One Hour in Paris: A True Story of Rape and Recovery, by Karyn L. Freedman
Lynne Segal on an analytic philosopher’s first-hand account of sexual violence and its aftermath
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Hepi student survey highlights unhappiness over value for money
Poll reveals a cut in fees and more hours of teaching top student wishlist
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Bart Moore-Gilbert: the truth about my father
A postcolonial scholar began a troubling quest after learning about his father’s role in counterinsurgency in India
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Ukip could 'challenge higher education expansion'
Bright Blue modernisers warn Conservatives to differentiate their university agenda to avoid possible inroads by the UK Independence Party
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Is it the end for USS final salary pensions?
Proposal to shift all active members to career average system to tackle £13 billion deficit
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Management clones kill our thriving cultures
Universities undermine their identity and values when they headhunt outsiders for leadership roles, laments a senior manager
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War! What is it Good for? Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots, by Ian Morris
Jeremy Black on the provocative thesis that war has permitted the creation of peaceful societies
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Private providers ‘need closer monitoring’, says Alliance report
Private providers should be monitored more closely to ensure they are delivering similar quality to universities, a mission group has argued.
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Hepi survey highlights wide disparity in contact hours
Students’ hours of study can vary by up to 25 hours a week depending on their course, a survey of undergraduates has found.
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Fears raised over new Welsh HE bill
There are fears that new higher education legislation in Wales could make universities subject to “micro-management” by the Cardiff government.
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Russell Group capital spending ‘comparable to 2012 Olympics’
The Russell Group will spend £9 billion on capital projects over five years, “comparable” to the UK’s spend on hosting the Olympics, a report claims
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Can senior managers be fired just for disagreeing with the boss?
Scott Jaschik writes for InsideHigherEd on a row that has captivated Canadian higher education
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V-cs highlight benefits of EU membership ahead of elections
Open letter from UUK board members points to research funding and mobility as being ‘central’ to success
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Climate researcher rejects claims of “deliberate suppression”
A climate scientist has distanced himself from newspaper suggestions that his paper on global warming was rejected by a journal for political reasons