By . Gay and lesbian graduates in the UK are still experiencing discrimination when looking for a job, research has suggested. More...
12 avril 2015
12 avril 2015
Scottish universities attack governance bill
By . Scotland’s universities have called on the Holyrood government to put on hold an overhaul of governance in the sector after the proposals met with significant resistance. More...
12 avril 2015
Scottish universities make board gender balance pledge
By . Scotland’s universities have committed to achieving gender balance among the independent members of their governing bodies. More...
12 avril 2015
Tuition fees hike hit courses with low salary expectations: study
By . The introduction of £9,000 tuition fees in England had a greater negative impact on applications to courses that are likely to lead to poorly paid careers, new research suggests. More...
12 avril 2015
An activist approach to Wikipedia inspires student engagement
By Alexandra Phillips. When Emily Carr University of Art and Design professor Charles Dobson made a one-line entry in Wikipedia in 2010, he was surprised by the reaction. He’d merely noted that Emily Carr was the first school in North America to make a course on sustainability a requirement for all design majors. Eight days later both U.S. and Canadian media were phoning about the course, looking for someone to interview. More...
12 avril 2015
What career coaches can do for PhD holders
By Jennifer Polk. Career coaches seem to be rising in popularity these days. Once hired primarily by mid- and late-career professionals in the corporate world, coaches and career consultants these days are sometimes specializing in working with graduate students and academics. Their services were news to me when I was in the early stages of my post-PhD transition. More...
12 avril 2015
Quarterly summary: Entrepreneurship, advocacy and productive rejections
By David Kent. The post on changing the publishing system was the most hotly debated of the quarter, but also the one with the least clear way forward. More...
12 avril 2015
How much should we expect our students to read and write?
By Alan Maceachern. The pressure to keep it short.
I attended my first Three Minute Thesis competition last week – or rather, a very small portion of last week. Is it absurd to be surprised how brief such a competition turns out to be? Each graduate student has just three minutes, their voice and a PowerPoint slide to introduce their research. More...
12 avril 2015
The breastfeeding conference presenter
By Catherine Gidney. Babies rarely work to their mother’s timetable or a conference schedule.
Conference participation is part of the regular routine for academics. Many scholars look forward to the annual ritual of Congress or attendance at more specialized conferences and workshops. More...
11 avril 2015
University bookstores change with the times
By Rosanna Tamburri. Sales of snacks, laptops, bedding and parking passes replace book sales at many university bookstores. Judging by the reviews on Yelp, the newly expanded and renovated bookstore at the University of British Columbia gets high marks. More...
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