Laurie Taylor – 1 March 2018
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

The crisis in student mental well-being is no secret, but academics too feel overwhelmed by the demands on them. Universities cannot ignore their plight
Academic staff can learn from Yale students’ prioritisation of happiness (“Yale students flock to the pursuit of happiness”, News, 22 February). Their record-breaking enrolment in the Psychology and...
The opening statement by Robert A. Clifton and Alexandra Burnett that “Canadian universities seem to be more concerned about political correctness than educating students” was forewarning enough (“...
The article “How to write a helpful peer review” (News, 22 February) skips quickly over the most important responsibility of academics in contributing to journal peer review: “Only accept if you have...
You recently published an opinion article that erroneously claimed that the Institute for Apprenticeships has “suggested that it may have to intervene if [employers] spend too little of their levy on...
Yvonne Truscott, Poppleton University’s head of humanities (The Poppletonian, 22 February), is justifiably worried about expenses incurred by the department of philosophy, particularly “the annual...
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The Times Higher Education editorial team discusses mental health in the academic community

Recent criticisms of universities is not a ‘blip’ but reflects dawn of ‘age of the student’, says minister

Academics celebrate major increase in basic research funding, but pledges fall short of recommendations in Naylor report

Former science and technology minister Naledi Pandor will guide sector through new free tuition policy