Students need understanding from lecturers
I hope that the author of “The age of entitlement” (Features, 19 July), which upbraids millennials for shirking responsibility for their learning, has a few months for reflection during her Fulbright...
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How will fees-free education affect New Zealand’s universities?
John Ross examines what Jacinda Ardern’s policy might mean for institutions, employers and students
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External examiners: expert viewpoint or out of date?
Real challenge from an outside expert can propel valuable change, but do external examiners still provide a valuable critical eye for the marketised UK university sector? Six scholars offer their...
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Unfabling the East: The Enlightenment Encounter with Asia, by Jürgen Osterhammel
Book of the week: the relationship between two continental powers was far from one-sided, finds Joan-Pau Rubiés
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Unconditional offers rise ‘completely irresponsible’, says minister
Latest Ucas figures show almost a quarter of 18-year-olds got at least one offer of a university place that did not depend on their upcoming results
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‘Tide turning’ against using student evaluations to rate staff
Experts predict ripple effect from ruling against Canadian university
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Look ‘down under’ for sense on European student fees
There’s no better way for the UK to show its collegial spirit to the EU than through a commitment to student mobility, similar to what Australia and New Zealand enjoy, says David Phoenix
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UK and EU urged to strike deal on mutual student fee arrangements
Mobile students would face same costs as local learners post-Brexit under MillionPlus proposal
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Executive pay packages top £1 million at UK student housing firm
Pay deals in student accommodation bring claims ‘huge salaries are being funded by public money and student debt’
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Multimillion-pound grant for footballers’ ‘university’ criticised
Funding will support Lancaster to develop curriculum for Manchester-based University Academy 92
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The week in higher education – 26 July 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Career advice: how to be a graduate teaching assistant
Leading a university seminar for the first time can be an intimidating prospect. Here, three PhD students offer some advice for those preparing for the new academic year
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Interview with Penny Egan
The leader of the Fulbright Commission talks about reporting to the US State Department, shunning specialisms and the importance of confidence