The new university job: special adviser

By Dewi Knight. As policy adviser to a vice-chancellor, Dewi Knight believes he is better placed to change things than his political equivalent. We may associate academia with spires and scholars but there's also work to be done in the shadows. That's where, in part, a new type of professional can be found. They're hard enough to spot, operating in and out of the shade, and go by as many names as Diddy, P Diddy, Puff Daddy and Sean Combs. Read more...