Decolonising the academy
Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman’s article (“How do you solve a very British problem like eugenics?”, Opinion, 9 October) and the event to which it draws attention are important contributions to the...
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Are postgraduate loans on the horizon?
Nick Hillman considers the likelihood of the government taking concrete steps to help postgraduate students before the election
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Cracks show at immigration working group
Key members argue that ‘innocent’ students need greater concessions
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How is austerity impacting on Europe’s universities?
Post-crash austerity measures have buffeted university funding across Europe in the past six years. Jack Grove looks at how some countries are faring on state funding, according to a recent European...
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Imperial College London’s PhD students feeling the stress
Institutional survey finds more discontentment among doctoral students than five year ago
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Higher education must address gender-related violence
Universities need to ensure that those with everyday contact with young people recognise and challenge abuse, says Miriam David
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Plato at the Googleplex, by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
K. E. Gover assesses the case for the continuing relevance of Platonic thinking to modern life
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Arizona State University aims to wipe out the replicants
Michael Crow on the radical change needed to build the New American University
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Peter Piot: there is a ‘moral responsibility’ to go out and stop Ebola
The man who helped to identify the virus has encouraged staff and students to volunteer
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Future of teacher training under threat
Anglia Ruskin latest to drop out as policy continues to favour school-led system
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Must do better: Gove adviser’s verdict on the sector
We urgently need to confront grade inflation, poor-value degrees, unequal access and lack of contact time, writes Jamie Martin
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Why philanthropy merits scholarly study
As giving grows in importance, universities need to engage seriously with the topic, says Charles Keidan
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Big brother in the academy
As monitoring of scholars’ performance, time and output increases, so do reservations about its value and effectiveness
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Staff at University of South Wales set for strike action
Union members at the University of South Wales are set to strike in a row over job cuts
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UCL and IoE set a date for union
University College London and the Institute of Education, University of London, are to merge on 2 December, it has been confirmed.