Charities: The New Law

Code red on campus? Black belt talking skills are most effective

Aggressively tackling intruders is best avoided, but a security guard should always have a ready supply of animal-themed plasters, says George Bass

By George Bass

5 December

No-fault divorces needed when PhD supervision turns toxic

Fear of reprisals and stigma leads doctoral students to stay in unhealthy supervisory relationships, says Johan Kristian Andreasen

By Johan Kristian Andreasen

2 December

Student looking out pensively from under a speech bubble. To illustrate that undergraduates are choosing silence over dissent given the high price paid by scholars advancing controversial ideas.

Dissent isn’t dead on campus – it is just too risky for students

Undergraduates are choosing silence over dissent given the high price paid by scholars advancing controversial ideas, says Yashraj Garg

By Yashraj Garg

1 December

Disquiet over ‘PhDs by publication’ diminishes doctorate’s prestige

Misuse of ‘cumulative PhDs’ should prompt debate over whether stacking research papers is really equivalent to writing a dissertation, says Brian Bloch

By Brian Bloch

28 November

Charities: The New Law