By James Wilsdon. The Wellcome Trust today unveils its new strategy, with a commitment to spend more and spend smarter in areas where it can make the biggest difference. More...
1 novembre 2015
1 novembre 2015
How not to write your Ucas personal statement
By Andrew Baker. Universities are looking only for honesty, enthusiasm and an understanding of what you want to study, says Andrew Baker. More...
1 novembre 2015
SNP minister defends free university tuition despite bursary cuts for poor
By Simon Johnson. Angela Constance insists university tuition must remain 'free' for wealthy Scots as figures show a drop in grants and bursaries for poor youngsters. More...
1 novembre 2015
Three in four universities 'breach law on website information'
By Javier Espinoza. Three quarters of universities are breaching consumer law by failing to tell students what their fees will buy them. More...
1 novembre 2015
Record number of graduates in work, report reveals
By Josie Gurney-Read. Research suggest that while record numbers of graduates are entering the work place, there is still a big gap in employment rates for different degrees. More...
1 novembre 2015
Fish out of water: expatriate academics tell all
By Jack Grove. From accent intolerance to ‘bamboo ceilings’, Jack Grove examines the challenges of working in a university overseas. More...
1 novembre 2015
How to manage rapid change
By Steve Olivier. Googling the words “change” and “quotes” reveals much sage advice from the likes of George Bernard Shaw, Steve Jobs, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Barack Obama. The need for constant change is often held to be self-evident: John F. Kennedy said that “change is the law of life”. More...
1 novembre 2015
Africa’s ‘teaching shops’: the rise of private universities
By Chris Havergal. Are the continent’s for-profits exploiting students or have they helped to widen access?, asks Chris Havergal. More...
1 novembre 2015
‘Are you a construction worker?’ Life as a black Rhodes scholar
By Donald Brown. Donald Brown shares the experiences that prompted him to talk about ‘institutional racism’ at Oxford. More...
1 novembre 2015
Is industry funding undermining trust in science?
By David Matthews. How valid are fears that financial conflicts of interest are damaging confidence in academic research. More...
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