Adrift in dark waters
Academics aren't trained for it and often can't cope with it, yet many find themselves counselling students at risk of emotional breakdown and even suicide. Esther Oxford talks to lecturers who have...
Academics aren't trained for it and often can't cope with it, yet many find themselves counselling students at risk of emotional breakdown and even suicide. Esther Oxford talks to lecturers who have...
Does the Google generation, which has grown up with a deluge of data just clicks away, lack the independence of thought and critical rigour needed for higher study? Matthew Reisz investigates
Source: GettyHaka backersThe performance of the New Zealand rugby league team during the World Cup 2013 is being monitored by students. Postgraduates from the University of Hull’s department of sport...
The Scottish Government is eager for universities to lead the nation to renewed prosperity and, ultimately, independence. Tariq Tahir asks if the sector is up to the challenge and what its response...
All eyes are on Brazil’s academy and its rising research output, generous funding and willingness to team up internationally in a bid to become a major player. Elizabeth Gibney reports from São Paulo...
The humanities have traditionally been the core of a classical university education, equipping graduates both culturally and morally. Today, however, humanities academics are increasingly questioning...
Forget the Kop and the Cavern Club: it's the campus that powers Liverpool. Harriet Swain examines the dynamic impact higher education can have on a city.
Are the institutes of advanced study being set up across the UK simply research hotels where academics can enjoy precious thinking time or evidence of a fundamental shift in cutting-edge research?...
I have been in favour of making research an integral part of learning ever since having an inspiring experience of independent research during my own undergraduate years. When I started actively...
The diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks articulate the importance of the academy in the ‘great game’ of international politics. David Matthews investigates
Fee-paying students want more teaching contact hours for their money. But do the bald figures on how often they see their tutor tell the whole story? Hannah Fearn investigates
According to the recent Europe-wide Religious and Moral Pluralism survey, in Sweden 39 per cent of the population agree with the statement "God is something within each person, rather than something...
Source: Rex FeaturesBan won’t mean plenty more fish in the seaBanning the practice of throwing unmarketable or over-quota fish back into the sea is only one of the measures needed to deliver...
Look back in AngliaThe University of East Anglia marked its 50th anniversary celebrations with a festival that featured Norfolk’s first firework volcano - a 5m replica of Indonesia’s Mount Merapi. A...
Changes to funding at the LSC are hitting those students the Government most wants to reach, says Tony Tysome Anyone who knows Nehemiah Small could not doubt his commitment to learning or his...