Admin’s burdens
I wonder whether “another academic”, whose letter “State of the uni” bemoaned the “ludicrous amount of paperwork” in UK higher education (Letters, 24 August), could be induced to divulge which...
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Lower order letters
In her review of Janet Sorensen’s Strange Vernaculars, Elspeth Jajdelska says the book “explains how the speech of criminals, provincials, the labouring classes and sailors was recreated in print to...
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Structural break
Emma Rees rightly pleads for a summer holiday away from “Lacan, Kristeva and Foucault too…” (“Crumbs of comfort on the beach”, 24 August). Don’t we all need a break as well from Saussure, the father...
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Interview with Andrew Chadwick
Digital media democracy expert on tension between control and engagement, and need for less interesting research in his field
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The UK needs a Ucas for postgraduates
A national postgraduate admissions system would allow universities to improve planning, enhance student satisfaction and widen participation, says Michelle Morgan
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Donald McNeill, 1936-2017
Tributes paid to Catholic priest who founded Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns
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Predatory journals a ‘global problem’, study warns
Research reveals majority of authors publishing in illegitimate journals come from wealthy countries
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‘Predatory’ journals: the situation is urgent, so why don’t we fight back?
The solutions to the predatory publishing problem are known, we just need to implement them, say Larissa Shamseer and David Moher
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Let students take phones into exams, says Harvard professor
Eric Mazur, father of the ‘flipped classroom’, says rethinking assessment is the next frontier
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Berkeley needs ‘serious debate’ on public-private future – Dirks
Iconic Californian institution’s viability as a state university called into question by fall in public support and growing political intrusion, says ex-chancellor
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Widening participation: LSE bucks trend as ‘elite’ universities struggle
Despite putting more money into improving access, the top universities still struggle, finds Emilie Sundorph
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Brexit ‘threatens London’s lead as global HE destination’
Analysis of university-city performance shows UK’s capital has a lot to lose if EU exit is botched