Sit-in triggered by social media comments
Lack of diversity and intolerance of minorities are disputed by groups of students at Colgate University, New York State
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From where I sit - A little tarnish on the title
Honorary professorships can be controversial because they are sometimes awarded to individuals who have made large donations or who can serve marketing and promotional purposes, and also because they...
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From Where I Sit - The English are coming
Until recently, English students were something of a rarity at German universities. Indeed, one German administrator commented that "a few years ago, you were more likely to meet a Mongolian student...
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From Where I Sit - Do the rite thing
I have just chaired my first doctoral defence in Sweden. About 50 people were in attendance - nearly filling the high-tiered old lecture hall where the defence was held - including the candidate's...
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From where I sit - Say sayonara to globalisation
I have just received the feedback on my first (unsuccessful) funding application to the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the main Japanese research funding body. My sorry experience...
Student Articles
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What is it really like to take an online exam?
A new development as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic is online exams. Student Anna Rees talks through how she did hers and why she thinks they may be better than the traditional exam hall model
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Women in STEM: stories from MIT students
Women are still under-represented on STEM degree courses. Three female students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology speak about their experiences in male-dominated subjects
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Student activists hit back at Oxford chancellor in Rhodes debate
“The notion that Cecil Rhodes should be...glorified in 2016 is no longer tolerable”: Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh
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The world’s best small universities 2016
Browse the full list of the world's best small universities in 2016-2017 and read student accounts of what it's like studying at each institution
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India, Russia and Eastern Europe are cheapest places to study at a ranked university
Research into living costs and tuition fees reveals the cheapest place to study at a world-leading university.