By Academics Anonymous. We need a conversation about the impact of student evaluations of teaching on the mental health of professors. More...
29 avril 2017
For academics with depression, the student feedback process is hell
Judge Rinder: 'I was a proper nerd as a law student. I was consumed by it'
By Imran Rahman-Jones. The TV judge on his student days, Judge Judy, and his advice to wannabe lawyers. More...
'I don't think anything can prepare you for seeing a patient die'
By Alfie Packham. We joke about certain things on the ward – obviously nothing inappropriate, but humour needs to come into it. More...
How to survive and thrive in a nursing career – live discussion
By Sarah Johnson. Going into a career in nursing can be challenging, exhausting and demoralising, yet also rewarding and full of opportunities. More...
2VCs: Will the Tef do serious damage or just puncture a few egos?
By Anna Fazackerley. When the first official rankings for university teaching come out in June, there will be certainly be some red faces. But could the future of students and institutions hang in the balance. More...
University mergers: academics fight to be heard in marriage of minds
By Anna Fazackerley. As financial difficulties take their toll, more mergers like that between UCL and the Institute of Education look inevitable – or will private equity firms step in. More...
Chetham's new head says music school is in 'exceptional health'
By Helen Pidd. Alun Jones admits school about to open new concert venue has been through tough times but its safeguarding procedures have been ruled ‘impeccable’. More...
Hungary’s liberals find a hero in their battle against Viktor Orbán
By Robert Tait. The urbane, intellectual figure of Michael Ignatieff seems an unlikely candidate to play the role of bogeyman in the eyes of Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s populist prime minister, as he strives to turn his country into an “illiberal state”. More...
Why I joined the trans protest against Woman's Hour's Jenni Murray
By Academics Anonymous. I’m angry that the Woman’s Hour host, who said that trans women are not ‘real women’, was allowed to talk unopposed at my university. That is why I had to stand in solidarity with my trans friends. More...
Quand je serai grand je voudrais être chercheur
Quand on est jeune chercheur aujourd’hui, telle est la question… et de plus en plus complexe est la réponse. Alors que les Anglo-saxons encensent ce qu’ils appellent le « multipotentiolate » lors de conférences TED grand public, en France on s’obstine à enfermer les doctorants dans des carcans méthodologiques et disciplinaires. Voir l'article...
