By . Job applicants still face too many hurdles, from family background to the colour of their shoes and unhelpful careers advice. More...
18 février 2017
It takes a lot more than blind CVs to combat bias and boost diversity
Universities minister announces sale of student loan book
By Sally Weale. Critics question assurances that move will have no impact on those paying off loans and will generate £12bn for the exchequer. More...
Faut-il enseigner l’innovation aux étudiants ?
Par . Toutefois, et on a parfois tendance à l’oublier, l’innovation est également une matière d’enseignement dans de nombreux filières et cursus, tant à l’université que dans les écoles d’ingénieurs et de management (stratégie d’innovation, marketing de l’innovation, économie de l’innovation, management de l’innovation, etc.). Voir l'article...
Let’s have a Branson College at Oxford and a Blair-Cameron one at Cambridge
By . New colleges or more places would be the best ways to widen access at Oxbridge. More...
What would happen if a UK university went bust?
By Anna Fazackerley. Data from Ucas has revealed alarming falls in the number of students accepting places at some universities in the past four years. More...
Why we should think critically about positive psychology in our universities
By . Buckingham University is to beome a ‘positive’ institution. Yet the wholesale importing of Martin Seligman’s philosophy risks fostering a culture of compulsory happiness. More...
Student choice: the new proposals are all froth and no coffee
By Gordon McKenzie. The government claims it will offer students a wide-ranging menu of university options. But diversity won’t just happen by itself – it needs planning. More...
Why I taught myself to code – and why you should too
By Harry Isenstein. Our computer education is lagging far behind society’s needs. I took matters into my own hands by teaching myself to code. More...
All eyes are on Sir Mark Walport, the new supremo of UK science
By . Now we know the identity of the chief executive of UK Research and Innovation, the science community will be anxiously watching his first steps. More...
Why did Oxford circulate a criminalised image of me – because I’m a black man?
By . A CCTV image of me was sent out warning students to be ‘vigilant’ after I visited a friend’s office at the university. Sadly, my experience is a depressingly familiar story. More...
