Fixed-term now the norm for early career academics, says UCU
Majority of junior academics are on ‘precarious’ short-term contracts, says UCU report that criticises job insecurity
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The week in higher education – 14 April 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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Books to read before university
Scholars choose ‘essential’ texts to introduce sixth-formers to the academy
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Pay inequality: academy King Lears should value their Cordelias more
As women claim more space in Shakespeare, why aren’t universities casting against type and dealing with the gender pay gap? asks Liz Schafer
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The gender pay gap: it’s not as simple as it looks
The REF-induced movement of male ‘research stars’ may be one factor contributing to earnings inequities, says Keith Cuthbertson
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Grant winners – 14 April 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Laurie Taylor – 14 April 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Botticelli Reimagined: what will Venus do next?
The impulse to make things relevant is not always facile, says Shahidha Bari
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No impact when stuck in neutral
David Walker’s piece on how we know too little about the impact of the Economic and Social Research Council sounds pretty spot on to me (“Is the ESRC below the radar or out of the loop?”, Opinion, 7...
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An open system
It’s useful to have articles questioning the role of for-profit services in the academic sector (“Do academic social networks share academics’ interests?”, Features, 7 April). However, it is somewhat...
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Korea highs
I read with great interest the article on morale at Yonsei University (“Foreign academics in Korea: disempowered and ready to leave?”, News, 15 March). It says that “Stephanie Kim, a researcher at...