The week in higher education – 1 November 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Interview with Vanessa Toulmin
Circus expert Vanessa Toulmin explains how growing up on a fairground has shaped her academic career, teaching style and approach to life
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Pascale Casanova, 1959-2018
Tributes paid to radio host turned literary scholar
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Scholars who write children’s literature
The academy has long had a rich vein of children’s literature running through it, with J. R. R. Tolkien, Lewis Carroll and C. S. Lewis all being Oxford dons. Matthew Reisz finds that the seam is...
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Merger talks with Adelaide underline South Australia's upward trajectory
The University of South Australia’s merger with its prestigious Adelaide neighbour may be off, but the fact that it was even considered illustrates how much can change in 30 years, says Adam Graycar
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Academia is to blame for scholars’ scarcity of fans
After a rare, chance encounter with an enthusiast for one of his books, Felipe Fernández-Armesto reflects on why so few academics gain any sort of celebrity
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We need a serious debate on slavery reparations
Academics should not be afraid to challenge the wisdom of requiring institutions to make financial amends for their past links to slavery, says Robert Dingwall
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Australian elite shown up on graduate employment
Graduates from some of the least prestigious institutions perform most strongly in the jobs market
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University ends unconditional offers over standards concerns
St Mary’s University, Twickenham found that unconditional offers were unlikely to benefit recruitment efforts
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Universities sceptical of ‘national interest’ funding test
Latest tweaks to Australian research grant rules will just add to paperwork, critics say
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DfE study of English universities’ costs seen as path to fee cut
Department tasks KPMG with surveying universities on their teaching costs, in work for Augar review
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Lecture capture: vital learning aid or a licence to skip class?
Academics say that online recordings must be emphasised as a supplementary resource, not an alternative to lectures, or some students lose out
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Leading Asian universities fall back in arts and humanities
Asia scholar says continent’s progress in STEM fields has been ‘to the detriment of the social sciences and humanities’
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V-c: Doug Ford will ‘come after higher education’ in Ontario
Canadian university leader said he would be ‘worried’ if he were at an institution in the province