The scandal at the Oxford Union is an opportunity to reassess our values
The forcible removal of a visually impaired student should be met with institutional change for one of Britain’s oldest students’ societies, argues Henry Hatwell
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Labour commits £7.2 billion to axeing fees and reviving grants
Manifesto also pledges ‘fundamental rethink’ of teaching and research assessment, plus end to ‘failed free market’ in higher education and to staff casualisation
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The growth mindset
In a marketised system, student numbers are rising. Small universities offer a collegial approach and, for some, better, not bigger, is the key to excellence
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Elizabethan Globalism: England, China and the Rainbow Portrait, by Matthew Dimmock
Ann Hughes applauds a compelling analysis of the ways that Tudor England was open to the world
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Is small still beautiful in the age of the mega-university?
Universities are rapidly expanding their student rolls, using their increased scale to invest, compete and insulate themselves against economic uncertainty. But at what cost, asks Ellie Bothwell
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How academics can improve their quality of life
At a time when stress and mental health issues are endemic within universities, Erin K. Wilson considers the small steps she is determined to take in order to be part of the solution
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Interview with Mary Pierre-Harvey
The UK’s first black director of estates discusses the barriers faced by ethnic minority professionals and why Westminster Abbey has a carving of her head
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Margarita Salas Falgueras, 1938–2019
Tributes paid to researcher who invented pioneering DNA testing technique and championed women in science
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University reputation ‘less important’ for graduate recruiters
Data from a worldwide survey of employers suggest universities that specialise, work with industry and cultivate digital literacy are gaining the most ground
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Visa concerns ‘low on the list’ for travelling academics
Survey of 10,000 researchers suggests that despite headlines, salary and location are still bigger drivers
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The week in higher education – 21 November 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Universities urged to radically cut flights to help climate
Academics suggest ambitious targets for reducing air travel and introducing regional hubs for conferences
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21 November 2019 digital edition
Questions of scale: campuses worldwide are ballooning, but is bigger always better?
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Careers intelligence: how postdocs can find jobs outside the academy
Most postdoctoral researchers will end up working outside universities – postdoc adviser Emma Williams has some advice on the tricky business of applying for jobs in different sectors
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Ten rules for succeeding in academia through upward toxicity
Universities preach meritocracy but, in reality, bend over backwards to protect toxic personalities, says Irina Dumitrescu