Students suffer as supervisors become superiors
A note left by a postgrad who killed himself because he felt ill-treated by his supervisor highlights a worrying trend, says Hong Bing
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Campuses urged to regard religion as a diversity issue
Sector called on to embrace faith-related concerns in intellectual debates
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Call to tackle lack of BME scholars in senior roles
Paper addresses ‘stark under-representation’ of black and minority ethnic staff in university senior management
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Ghanaian game-show winner now studying at Northumbria University
Contestant in African nation’s answer to The Apprentice wins MSc scholarship
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News in brief – 18 June 2015
UK higher education round-up and highlights from the Twittersphere
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Tips for doctoral examiners: it’s all in the preparation
There’s little help on offer for those making their first formal review of a PhD candidate and thesis, but Pam Denicolo has some useful pointers
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V&A does the hot shoe shuffle
While there is plenty to admire in the museum’s well-heeled spectacle, Shahidha Bari finds it strangely devoid of historical, social and cultural context
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Don’t dismiss today’s students as human-phone hybrids
Undergraduates are ready to be inspired by the right call, says Alex Valente
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The use of raw grant income as a performance target has got to go – now
This mendacious metric is dangerous for individuals and the sector, and bad news for the taxpayer, argues Philip Moriarty
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Can the research excellence framework run on metrics?
An Elsevier analysis explores the viability of a ‘smarter and cheaper’ model
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Grant winners – 18 June 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Laurie Taylor - 18 June 2015
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End of regular reviews could devalue UK’s quality currency
Irish regulator warns of potential threat of QAA’s move to risk-based review system
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V-cs bemoan constraints on educational innovation
Conservative university cultures cost UK in global leadership, chiefs complain
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Exeter v-c raises spectre of differentiation ‘car crash’
Sir Steve Smith shares concerns that funding pressures could lead to university ‘hierarchy’