19 février 2017
19 février 2017
Health or education? The daily dilemmas of a student with sickle cell anaemia
By Nikeh Gray. From operating theatre to lecture theatre: living with sickle cell anaemia is a constant balancing act. More...
19 février 2017
Unsackable senior staff make life even harder for junior academics
By Academics Anonymous. As expectations of early career researchers rise ever higher, some established colleagues are failing to pull their weight. More...
19 février 2017
The story of an Englishman in Auschwitz
By and . On January 21 1943, an Englishman, his Dutch wife, and their two-year-old son, arrived at the so-called “Altejudenrampe”, the old unloading ramp between Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau. The family were immediately separated and by chance, the Englishman, named Leon Greenman, was among a small group of men chosen to work as slave labourers within the camp. Before being marched off, he caught sight of his wife, Else, and son, Barney, being loaded on to trucks. It was the last time he ever saw them. More...
19 février 2017
Why schizophrenia need not rob us of a life in academia
By Erica Crompton. On an autumn afternoon in 2009, I was fired from my job as a university lecturer. I hadn’t declared my schizophrenia on an application form and this was treated as gross misconduct. More...
19 février 2017
Applying to university? It's time to narrow your choices down to two
By Abby Young-Powell. Getting in your Ucas application was half the battle – now you have to sort through your offers and pick the two that suit you best. More...
19 février 2017
Glasgow School of Art's ashes turned into artworks to fund rebuild
By Hannah Ellis-Petersen. Artists including Grayson Perry and Anish Kapoor create pieces using debris from Mackintosh building gutted by fire in 2014. More...
19 février 2017
We all need to divest from fossil fuels now – especially Australian universities
By . The end of coal is inevitable but divestment will help accelerate the process, especially as we can’t rely on government to stabilise the environment. More...
19 février 2017
Studying at Aleppo University: 'You get used to seeing blood on the floor'
By Abby Young-Powell. The Institute of International Education has called on universities to do more to help Syrian students access education abroad. Although some universities, including UEA, now offer scholarships, Syrian students still often face language, visa and funding challenges. More...
19 février 2017
Unethical academics are making a mockery of our education system
By Academics Anonymous. A culture of immoral behaviour is thriving at our universities. But these are publicly funded institutions – and must be held to account. More...
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