Radical acts of kindness are more needed than ever
Amid the uncertainty and anxiety post-Brexit, we must be brave and reach out to and support each other, writes Rachel Moss
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Laurie Taylor – 14 July 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Revitalised university museums still face big challenges
Campus collections have found new audiences and roles, but they still face significant questions, says Nicholas Thomas
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‘Injustice’ at London Met
The compulsory redundancies of David Hardman and Mark Campbell, two leading University and College Union representatives at [!London Metropolitan University!], are a travesty of justice. Their...
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UCU must respond
The University and College Union represents a diverse body of workers, and UK academics held a range of views on the recent European Union referendum. Since the result was announced, many academics...
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Old orthodoxies
Although Howard Hotson is correct that the earliest university to be established in what is now the European Union was Bologna (1088), he should cast his net more widely to identify the first “...
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Missed education
The article questioning how an anti-intellectual Leave campaign won makes some important points, but it only emphasises a tendency that prevails in UK public culture, namely the devaluation of...
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Universities need to be brave and reboot
Academia, like journalism, can adapt to the digital landscape by seeing opportunities, not obstacles, and with bold reimaginings
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BME students more likely to do master’s, but not research
Lack of progression may help to explain BME under-representation in academic workforce
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Durham University to transfer medical school to Newcastle
No staff will be lost, says Durham vice-chancellor
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Ten tips that will help you build your academic reputation
For those aspiring to an academic career, a PhD is the entry ticket to a world where reputation is all, says Robert MacIntosh. Here are his 10 top tips for early career researchers
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Oxford Jewish students demand Labour ‘action’ over antisemitism
Jeremy Corbyn urged to investigate claims of abuse much more actively and openly