By Joanne Begiato, Lorna Campbell, Steven Gray and Isaac Land. When you’re in the hot seat, don’t yawn or shoehorn in your own research. And for goodness sake, get speakers’ names right. More...
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The cosmologist who makes beautiful university buildings appear
By Helen Lock. When Carlos Frenk moved to the UK, the state of academic buildings shocked him. So he decided to make them better. More...
Our obsession with metrics turns academics into data drones
By Anonymous academic. Universities’ growing addiction to tracking progress will destroy the very things we are supposed to nurture. More...
Paris rated best student city in the world
By Natalie Gil. Melbourne takes second place in this year’s ranking of student-friendly cities, while high living costs see London tumble to fifth. More...
The 10 best cities in the world to be a student in 2016
By Lawrence Wakefield. What’s the best place in the world to study? Higher education data expert QS has compiled a league table based on factors including affordability, desirability, academic standards and job prospects. More...
What makes Paris the best city in the world for students?
By Henry Wong. The French capital has topped a ranking of the best cities to study in – one student explains what makes it special. More...
How to be a brilliant conference chair
What makes Sydney such a great city for students?
By Keegan Thomson. This year the QS best student cities rankings rated Sydney the fourth best city in the world for students, and from where I sit it’s easy to see why. More...
A glamorous global metropolis: why students love Hong Kong
By Eric Cheung. The pearl of the orient boasts a unique cultural blend and some of Asia’s top universities – but life doesn’t come cheap. More...
How to stand out in the scramble for research funding
By Helen Lock. Writing grant applications can be both tedious and nail-biting. It is, nonetheless, a fundamental part of academic life. All disciplines place emphasis on winning funding to get ahead, but competition is intense, particularly for early career researchers. More...
Government to cut funding for disabled university students
By Sally Weale. Jo Johnson says higher education institutions will have to pay for non-medical support staff from next September. More...
