Crisis at Work: Identity and the End of Career, by Jesse Potter
Bankers swap cufflinks for cassocks in an era of reinvention not defined by pay, finds Leslie Gofton
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What are you reading? – 13 August 2015
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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International and postgraduate fee survey, 2015
Postgraduate loans are around the corner; will they drive fees up?
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Grant winners – 13 August 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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A Chinese bunfight and an unfulfilled hunger to learn
Two universities’ no-holds-barred recruitment battle was unedifying; more dispiriting is to see that China’s best and brightest prefer to study abroad, says Hong Bing
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‘Free marketeer’ Javid may seek radical thinking in BIS review
BIS confirms it is looking at how to cut costs, after news emerges of ‘quick and dirty’ McKinsey review
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The week in higher education – 13 August 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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External peer review of university standards must continue, says QAA
UK’s quality body rejects funding council proposals to scrap institutional reviews
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Student feedback: can do better – here’s how
Research is pinpointing ways to make feedback more useful to undergraduates and teachers alike. David Carless writes
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It’s not fair to go on for ever
Older academics need to make room for the young, says Sally Feldman
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Universities face ‘unpredictability’ as clearing gets under way
Students ‘in strong position’ as number controls lifted, say sector observers
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In the thick of it: extending external engagement
Pro bono advice on campus is an engagement with student training at its core, says Zahir Irani
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Clearing: a one-size-fits-all logic dominates
As clearing budgets spiral, universities risk prioritising headcount over finding the right fit for their brand, warns Simon Pride