Very unsatisfied with NSS
The National Student Survey is the very worst kind of PR scam ever to have afflicted higher education.It does not measure staff commitment to student success or display appreciation for the huge...
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UK is shutting itself off
Over the past year, we have repeatedly said that the UK government’s “brightest and the best” message has been badly received in India and has affected student recruitment. So it was gratifying to...
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Title scramble
The story about academic ranks/titles at Kingston University (“Kingston v-c defends last post for principal lecturers and readers”, News, 2 January) raises again the conspicuous lack of...
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Take any seat
The British Federation of Women Graduates welcomes the news that Universities UK has withdrawn its controversial guidance on voluntary gender segregation of audiences at the request of guest speakers...
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AHRC’s misguided gamble
Louis Goddard is right to condemn the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s doctoral training partnership scheme (“AHRC’s flawed doctoral dating game has left big names on the shelf”, Opinion, 19/26...
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The case for more isn’t so simple, Mr Willetts
No one denies the wider benefits of a university degree. However, in his advocacy of an expansionist higher education policy (“Why the cap no longer fits”, 2 January), David Willetts, the...
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An apology and a New Year’s resolution!
Our editor writes:Dear Reader,Over the decades, The Poppletonian has kept its readers up to date with all the major happenings within our own university and within the wider world of higher education...
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The week in higher education - 9 January 2014
The notion that the First World War was a “misbegotten shambles” is a myth perpetuated by “left-wing academics”, according to Michael Gove, executing his own Schlieffen Plan to win a culture war over...
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Ring-fenced science budget under threat
V-cs fail to get David Willetts’ commitment to protect research spending
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Use ‘impact agenda’ to prove value, social sciences urged
LSE scholars call for ‘shorter, better, faster, free’ studies and bigger share of research funding
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Social media key to getting ahead, PhD students hear
Skills, reputation and peer networks can be built online even when stuck in the lab
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Campus in Focus - Queen Mary, University of London
A fresh era dawns for one of the Russell Group’s newest, and least typical, members. Plus the latest campus news from around the UK
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A paper-thin line
The recent spate of plagiarism scandals in Germany – which have toppled some senior politicians – has had an unexpected side-effect. Some academic researchers are reportedly so frightened of...
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Austerity is driving institutions closer together
Mergers and system restructures are increasing across Europe as a result of funding cuts
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Call for better protocols to cut waste in biomedical research
Research conduct, reporting and management needs overhaul, says Lancet study