Minister attacks ‘threadbare’ courses at English universities
Sam Gyimah criticises institutions for trying to get ‘bums on seats’, as graduate earnings analysis reveals wide variation in performance
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Universities should drop criminal records from admissions process
Asking applicants to disclose their criminal record is an arbitrary admissions process and can deter some students from even applying, argues Christopher Stacey
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Review urges greater financial incentives for Welsh researchers
Reid review says academics must win a greater share of competitively allocated funding post-Brexit
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Students at ‘gold’ providers see good value, not good teaching
The Hepi/Advance HE Student Academic Survey finds undergraduates at gold-rated institutions do not rank teaching staff highly
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The week in higher education – 7 June 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Global Gay: How Gay Culture Is Changing the World, by Frédéric Martel
There is a rich tapestry of regional varieties of gay life across the globe, Charlie Pullen writes
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Let’s take back control of our institutions
How strong a voice should academics and students have in university governance? Tom Cutterham contrasts autocratic and democratic patterns in UK and European institutions
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Interview with Caroline Dean
The biologist on how a box of tulip bulbs encouraged her to research plants and why women must expand their comfort zone
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Scott Reeves, 1967-2018
Tributes paid to expert in interprofessional education who worked on both sides of the Atlantic
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Scepticism over Google plan to replace labs with virtual reality
Arizona State to be first university adopter of new technology, launching fully online biology degrees
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How global trade deals could impact universities
Unions and universities worry that agreements could leave them vulnerable to for-profit competition and entrench privatisation
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UK academics oppose visa monitoring regime for foreign staff
Requirement for visa holders to report attendance builds ‘culture of mistrust’, say scholars
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Women, Peace and Welfare: A Suppressed History of Social Reform, 1880-1920, by Ann Oakley
Book of the week: This tale of female activists is impressive and an important driver for change, writes Emma Rees