The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer review – a timely study of activism
Second-wave feminism and the intersection between the political and the personal are explored in a lively novel that brings us up to Donald Trump’s America. More...
Second-wave feminism and the intersection between the political and the personal are explored in a lively novel that brings us up to Donald Trump’s America. More...
The number of students receiving unconditional offers for university places has leapt again this year, prompting calls for an overhaul of the UK’s convoluted and unreliable university admissions process. More...
Snowflake students have become the target of a new rightwing crusade. But exaggerated claims of censorship reveal a deeper anxiety at the core of modern conservatism. More...
When students tried to start a conversation about race by painting over a mural featuring Kipling’s poem If, they were wilfully misconstrued. More...
In their desperation to secure ‘bums on seats’, some universities are killing academic endeavour and damaging career prospects. More...
The next step in eradicating sexism from science is for colleagues to start calling out harassment when they see it. More...
The rise in unconditional offers has upset the universities minister. Perhaps he should speak to his colleagues about it. More...
The national student survey (NSS), which recorded the views of 340,000 people studying at 400 universities and colleges across the UK, found 83% were satisfied with their course, below the 84% recorded in 2017 and 86% in 2016. More...
Does the crime of treason have any meaning today? A new report from the Policy Exchange thinktank, Aiding the Enemy, insists that it does. Britain’s current laws on treason are unfit for purpose and should be updated. An updated law, it suggests, would be particularly useful as a weapon against jihadists. More...