The brain trust, promoted to high office
Scholars imagine a government formed of academics
Scholars imagine a government formed of academics
University is pairing with edX in a move that has been described as ‘good for nobody’
Which party scores highest for one policy nerd?
As part of its #GenerationVote campaign, the National Union of Students asked Tory, Green, Lib Dem and Labour candidates about higher education policies
The UK sector gathers to hear and debate the major parties’ poll positions on higher education
An academic is puzzled over a string of ‘surreal’ emails from journals
Context and motive are key to concerns about limits on freedom within and without the academy
One scholar imagines a university league table that puts the emphasis on fairness and diversity
PhD candidates and bloggers offer hard-won advice on self-care
A whistleblower’s account of how an institution manipulated graduate employment statistics made for sobering reading, but it also drove the Twitterati to drink-related puns
Discussions and activities on University Mental Health Day
A professor with two decades of experience reviews his career highs and lows
Nick Hillman’s knowing nod to punk in a Hepi report prompted a flurry of rock’n’roll quips on Twitter
A physicist on the ‘shameless exploitation’ of low-pay sessional lecturing that leaves his family officially classed as ‘poor’
A report on university course changes by the consumer watchdog caused a stir this week