With 95% of British architects white and 75% male, a new campaign is encouraging diversity in the profession. More...
31 juillet 2018
31 juillet 2018
A university education is not a product to be checked on gocompare.com
The universities minister’s vision is morally objectionable but utterly logical in terms of reckless market ideology. More...
31 juillet 2018
A Twitter put-down might win ‘likes’, but it won’t change minds
When the University of Reading told critics of its refugee plan to ‘jog on’ it probably did more harm than good. More...
31 juillet 2018
My academic supervisor bullied me for my disability – and I said nothing
People with disabilities are more likely to stay silent when they’re abused, so we need proactive support. More...
31 juillet 2018
Creative careers: is it ever worth working for 'exposure'?
Freelancers explain where to draw the line on unpaid projects. More...
31 juillet 2018
'My blackness seemed curious, difficult to handle': the day I ran away from Oxford University
As one of only 21 black students in my year, out of 3,000, I knew I’d be in a minority; I didn’t expect to be a curiosity. Could I find my place. More...
31 juillet 2018
Cambridge University has a problem with race. Now it must admit it
A Cambridge University academic has said she will no longer teach at one of its colleges because, she says, its porters have mistreated her. Dr Priyamvada Gopal said the King’s College porters treat her differently because of her race, and that ethnic minority students have also been discriminated against. More...
31 juillet 2018
Refugees lose friends, money, home – ‘only knowledge lasts’
More universities are developing courses to help refugees and asylum seekers prepare for UK higher education. More...
31 juillet 2018
Value for money? What a grim, cold way to talk about universities
Despite what the government thinks, higher education should be so much more than a ticket to a well-paid job. More...
31 juillet 2018
Male students in England and Wales more likely to kill themselves
Suicide rates among university students in England and Wales have gone up slightly over the last decade, according to official statistics, which reveal that young male students are significantly more likely to kill themselves than female students. More...
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