No purse, no strings
Universities should pay the closest attention to the debate under way within the Higher Education Funding Council for England (“Hefce treads warily amid dated legal framework”, News, 25 April). The...
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Harsh interrogation
In the viva, the student is vulnerable, the least powerful member in the room, and for this reason the process should be more open and subject to scrutiny (“Whim and rigour”, 25 April).My own...
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'Working-class' law suits
The stubborn narrative about the “best” universities remains pervasive in the public consciousness. In “Posh spice up CVs to gain edge at post-92s” (News, 11 April), you report on research that will...
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Forewarned, forearmed
The University of East Anglia’s Chris Fox is making the mistake of assuming that the reaction to a long-term diagnosis of illness (in this case, dementia) will be anxiety (“Early warning warning”,...
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UCU congress faces executive decision
Cut on cards as union looks to live within its means
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Physicist: data opacity belies journal’s transparency
Critic says Nature Materials is breaking its own rules
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Master's defence with cash and a pistol earns jail term
Chinese student at Bath convicted on bribery, firearms charges
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‘Small’ Russell Group racial bias in admissions: Ucas
Students from ethnic minorities are less likely to be offered a place at a leading research-intensive university than white pupils with the same A-level grades, the UK’s admissions service has...
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News in brief - 2 May 2013
UK Electronic Skills FoundationSharp jolt for careers initiativeThree Russell Group universities have joined the UK Electronic Skills Foundation, which campaigns to reverse a decline in the number of...
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We're going up!
Spontaneous cheering broke out on campus this week as the news came through of our university’s double triumph in the ߣߣƵ Student Experience Survey 2013. Not only did Poppleton...
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The factors UK academics consider most important for promotion
Research and publication is by far the most important factor in career advancement, according to a survey of academics
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Higher Education Funding Council for England on hunt for chief executive
Leader sought to guide Hefce through period of upheaval
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PhDs prove relatively recession-proof
Survey finds median wages and employment rates are holding steady
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The week in higher education - 2 May 2013
An Oxford college has vetoed student plans to install a live shark as an exhibit at its May Ball. Alice Prochaska, principal of Somerville College, pulled the plug on the James Bond-inspired...
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Out of gas, coal and oil: green campaign targets sector
Fossil Free urges universities to dump holdings in fuel companies