The week in higher education – 2 April 2015
A protest has been staged at the University of Bolton in response to the dismissal of two employees last month for allegedly leaking information to the press. Students, staff and union...
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Time to keep score on female scientists
Putting grant application and success rates under the microscope could help rectify universities’ gender imbalance
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Wendy Purcell is still paid top salary
FoI request reveals former vice-chancellor receives £250,000 from Plymouth University
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Slow-burn impact
The history of binary arithmetic shows that we should be concerned about pressure to demonstrate the immediate value of discoveries, says Lloyd Strickland
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Subjects’ gender balance not reflected in grant applications
Only two research councils have equal proportion of female applicants and academics
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Universities ‘worse than bankers’
Civil servant appeals for further savings to avoid another round of government cuts
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‘Angel’ bonds could mean salvation for universities
A different method of funding study could allow institutions to raise fees and also save the state money, argues Alfred Morris
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It’s not just bad, it’s wrong
The pay gap between men and women is an issue that never goes away. It’s time for action, not more reassuring words
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Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel, by Annie Cohen-Solal
A sense of not belonging coloured an outsider’s journey to the avant-garde, learns Tracey Warr
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‘Grotesque’ flow of QR cash to minnows could sink REF, scholar warns
Funding gains for smaller universities ‘risks UK research quality’
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UCU calls for wage audits as gender pay gap endures
THE analysis reveals progress in closing gap, but female academics still earn nearly £6K less than men
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Green Party: we will write off student loan debts
Policy proposal stands alongside a commitment to abolish tuition fees
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REF 2014: impact element cost £55 million
Findings reveal the total cost to institutions of attempting to articulate impact
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Instant rankings karma for workplace nirvana
One scholar imagines a university league table that puts the emphasis on fairness and diversity
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Chinese students: priority number one
Attracting young people from the People’s Republic is vital for UK universities and a secure future, says Keith Burnett