Jan Dorosz reflects on life as a mature student at a London university.
Youth is wasted on the young, said George Bernard Shaw, and perhaps university is as well. More...

Yes they should, argue Anthony Monaco and Cheryl de la Rey.
Global university rankings endeavour to play a positive role in motivating and recognising excellence.
They pay scant attention, however, to the quality of universities’ engagement with their own communities. How can we ensure that these influential rankings do not devalue one of the fundamental missions of higher education. More...

By John Morgan. ‘We don’t need Nobel physicists running car parks. We want the scientists focused on science,’ says universities minister. More...

By Jack Groves. Professor Drennan, who has five postdocs and eight graduate students in her Boston lab, has published a list of “10 habits for a successful postdoc” that asked readers to consider how day-to-day activities might improve their career prospects. More...