By David Matthews. Having attended classes in Shanghai for a year, David Matthews returns a little more sceptical about education in the country. More...
20 septembre 2015
20 septembre 2015
There is no contest between academic and administrative staff
By Kathryn Fowler. Kathryn Fowler speaks up for the benefits of collaboration among university employees. Statistics are easy to manipulate, and nothing creates a good headline like raising the spectre of a university overrun by administrators. More...
20 septembre 2015
News blog: what's the difference between Oxford and Cambridge?
By John Morgan. John Morgan looks at the differences between Cambridge and Oxford on the £9,000 tuition cap - and the idea of 'going private'. More...
20 septembre 2015
State school students outperform those from private schools at university
By Chris Havergal. Students who went to a state school are more likely to leave university with a first or 2:1 than graduates who went to a private school, an analysis of degree outcomes reveals. More...
20 septembre 2015
Government names universities hosting 'extremist' speakers
By David Matthews. Move comes as universities minister criticises National Union of Students for failing to back new rules to curb ‘extremist’ speakers on campus. More...
20 septembre 2015
Failure is an option: six ways to deal with it
By John Tregoning. We all do. Failure is part and parcel of academia. The two repeat offenders are grants and papers and, of the two, grant failure feels more brutal (to me at least). If you are like me, you will take each failure really badly, and it will ruin numerous evenings and weekends (and on one occasion, a child’s birthday party). More...
20 septembre 2015
Eternal dilemmas: interview with Mark Edmundson
By Matthew Reisz. Are you an idealist or a pragmatist? In his latest book, Self and Soul, Edmundson aims to provide fresh insights into how we might choose to live our lives. More...
20 septembre 2015
To stop REF game playing, why not let everyone take part?
By David Price. According to the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s Selection of Staff for Inclusion report in the REF 2014, the proportion of women submitted to REF 2014 rose to 51 per cent of the eligible pool of female staff, 3 per cent higher than in the 2008 research assessment exercise, but well below the proportion of eligible men selected (67 per cent). More...
20 septembre 2015
A-level axe for creative writing prompts fury
By Matthew Reisz. In 2013, the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance examination board introduced an A level in the subject with much help from academics and creative writers. More...
20 septembre 2015
Post-study work options main reason for international students rejecting UK
By Ellie Bothwell. Overseas applicants also cited the UK’s attitude to international students as a factor dissuading them from choosing a university in the country. More...
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