Laurie Taylor – 19 October 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

Liberal arts colleges are often perceived as being elite and irrelevant. But the best among them excel in areas such as engagement and focus on critical thinking. Ellie Bothwell explores whether...
The government wants to develop a “knowledge excellence framework” for English universities, the universities and science minister has announced (“Jo Johnson plans for KEF to measure knowledge...
Your feature “Are graduates worth their salt?” (12 October) asks an important question. Having written for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and for the European Commission’s...
Re “Publishers vs ResearchGate: an academic’s view” (Opinion, 10 October). It is increasingly clear that publishers have done a poor job of explaining to the research community just what it is that...

In our rapidly changing world focused on science and progress, the liberal arts are sometimes considered irrelevant; but they offer unique insight into who we are and where we are going

The entrepreneur and philanthropist on not going to university, student start-up mistakes and Brexit

Contrary to the cultural meme, Canadian graduates in all subjects earn far more, on average, than coffee shop workers, say Ross Finnie, Richard Mueller and Arthur Sweetman

Universities must go well beyond boilerplate statements about being a 'welcoming environment' if they really want to treat all their students equally, says Sarah Kollat

Humanities subjects do support economic growth and good citizenship, but their real value lies deeper, says Andrew Moore

Students and administrators alike should resist pitting diversity against free expression, says John Palfrey

Bibliometric data suggest there should be more scholarship on the topic, but academics still make key contributions to debate

Former Stanford provost, leader in fields of fundraising and international exchanges, remembered