Academic regrets? I’ve got a few worth mentioning
A professor with two decades of experience reviews his career highs and lows
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News in brief - 15 January 2015
Higher education funding and loansMPs call for sustainable financesMPs have passed a motion urging the government to outline proposals “that will sustain funding” for higher education “while...
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World in brief - 15 January 2015
Source: GettyUnited States‘Sober squad’ to patrol fraternity partiesThe University of Virginia has introduced new safety rules for fraternities in a bid to monitor behaviour at parties. The move...
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Grant winners - 15 January 2015
National Institute for Health ResearchEfficacy and Mechanism Evaluation ProgrammeAward winner: Colin BerryInstitution: University of GlasgowValue: £2,203,509A randomised parallel group double-blind...
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Winter sun
My gloom at returning to work (and the tsunami of marking) was considerably alleviated when I realised that there was a quiz hidden in the map in the Campus Close-up article (News, 8 January).Instead...
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Second chance to engage
The new National Networks of Collaborative Outreach programme is an opportunity that the sector cannot afford to waste again (“Aimhigher revisited? New national outreach project launched”, www....
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Make sense of science
The Royal Society has recently published guidance on the career expectations of doctoral students in the sciences (“Dispel illusion of PhDs leading to jobs for life, says Royal Society”, News, 18/25...
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Awkward allocations
I take issue with the headline attributing a claim of “ineffectiveness” against the Economic and Social Research Council to me (“REF analysis highlights ESRC’s ineffective grant allocation, says...
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Pension outsiders
Eminent doctors and infectious disease experts have, rightly and courageously, taken the lead in the efforts to deal with the Ebola outbreak. Imagine if vice-chancellors or employers’ human resources...
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Rising above the crowd
Source: GettyPreserving the dignity of office“I’m pleased to say that our own vice-chancellor esteems his office far too highly to allow it to be diminished by involvement in any such demeaning...
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The week in higher education - 15 January 2015
Vice-chancellors are sometimes accused of being absent from public debates, so it may have surprised some when three of them popped up on Radio 4 in one morning. First up on the Today programme on 9...
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Tribunal of sacked swimming pool ‘bust-up’ Salford leader settled
University settles Adrian Graves’ employment tribunal claim after vice-chancellor leaves
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Graduates’ salary premium
People of working age with a master’s or PhD earn on average £9,000 a year more than those with only a bachelor’s degree, according to data from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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Senior leadership teams should include fundraising professionals
Incoming Case president Sue Cunningham says that move would herald ‘real engagement’ and help to drive success