By Liz Morrish. Using the language of sport to sell metrics-based performance management ignores what sport can really teach academia, argues linguistics scholar Liz Morrish. More...

By Jenny McDonald. Jenny McDonald examines the response to calls for academics who are not highly productive researchers to be given more recognition. More...

By Marion Wynne-Davis. The decision to republish Mein Kampf is a reminder that we can learn from hateful words, says Marion Wynne-Davis. More...

Par Thibaut Cojean. Même dans le monde des stages, les inégalités existent. Une étude du ministère de l’Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, sortie en décembre 2015, fait le tour d’horizon des stages en France pour l’année universitaire 2013/2014. L’enquête réalisée concerne les étudiants en formation initiale, hors apprentissage et contrat de professionnalisation. Voir l'article...

By Becky Rynor. Most PhD graduates set their sights on academia – and nearly 40 percent do work in the postsecondary education sector, according to a recent report by the Conference Board of Canada, Inside and Outside the Academy: Valuing and Preparing PhDs for Careers. However, the report noted that less than one in five PhDs – 18.6 percent – end up employed as full-time university professors, and that includes both tenure and non-tenure- track positions. More...