By Mark Herbert. We really need to reverse the downward trend in language learning and recognise that languages aren’t a waste of time, says Mark Herbert. Read more...
14 juin 2015
13 juin 2015
A Cinderella story for early career academics
By Nicholas Rowe. Once upon a time, there lived a young adjunct lecturer named Cinderella. Fresh from her final undergraduate exams, she worked long hours in a typical university, where her days were spent mainly teaching and marking. It felt as though she was surrounded by erudite “academic” colleagues who got to travel and write clever things in books and journals, while she was just left to get on with teaching. You might think that that was work and reward enough, but, for Cinderella, something was missing. More...
13 juin 2015
Pub crawl and ‘zombie walk’ win funding to promote humanities
By . The UK’s only national humanities research festival has announced funding awards to 41 universities and cultural organisations. More...
13 juin 2015
Northern Ireland debates postgraduate loans
By . The introduction of loan schemes for postgraduate and part-time students, as well as fee regulation, is being considered by Northern Ireland’s executive. More...
13 juin 2015
Back universities to grow economy, says UUK
By . Universities UK has launched its fightback against the prospect of further funding cuts with the publication of a study highlighting the economic benefits of higher education. More...
13 juin 2015
US public college presidents pocket 7% pay rise
ByEllie Bothwell. But new report reveals that the president was not the highest-paid person on campus at more than half of institutions. More...
13 juin 2015
Cautious response to PhD loans proposal
By. Scientific and university bodies have reacted warily to the proposed introduction of student loans for doctoral students. More...
13 juin 2015
Transnational students ‘more likely to progress to postgraduate courses’
By . A combination of short undergraduate courses and master’s programmes may be attractive to overseas students, Hefce says. More...
13 juin 2015
Academics get pen pals to spread word on research
By . The hope is that the exchange of letters will help researchers to understand what the general public thinks of their work, and will help the public to engage with the latest thinking at the university. More...
13 juin 2015
Science inspired by fiction
By . A new series of short films reveals the often unexpected books that have inspired scientists at Cambridge. More...
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