Two minds on India
Prakash Shah is a little unkind to South Asianists abroad who have to make a living in demanding conditions that implicitly and explicitly enjoin meek intellectual and political conformity (“The...
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Future imperfect
Having degenerated from scandal to farce, the situation at London Metropolitan University now threatens to decline further. The continuing waves of compulsory redundancies of full-time staff and the...
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As seen on screen: collaborative efforts
Four years of collaboration between scholars and creative partners were showcased at the Creativeworks London Festival at King’s College London on 29 April
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In higher education, actions speak louder than words
Class is a national fixation yet if we truly want social mobility we must stop talking about it and take steps to make it a reality
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New graduate employment survey could use tax data
Use of HMRC records could allow reformed DLHE to focus on areas such as happiness and skills
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Mind your technical language and write more clearly
Specialist language in scientific literature can put people off. Doctoral candidate Michelle Reeve asks: is it really necessary?
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Being an academic is great, so start enjoying yourself
Scholars should cheer up and learn to take the rough with the smooth, says John Tregoning
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Online tutoring by students raises access fears
Start-up firm Spires plans rapid expansion across UK universities, and says it could help social mobility – but others see private tutoring as harming access
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University-business links: focus on ‘value not volume’
Such partnerships are healthy but an NCUB report says more are needed to boost UK prosperity
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China’s top university students: pressures on a ‘fragile elite’
New book explores the anxieties of Peking and Tsinghua students caught between their parents, the Communist Party and new Western ideas about education
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World insight: Australia defers HE funding reforms as loan debt mounts up
Money for universities will be spread ever more thinly unless enrolment numbers are brought under control, says Warren Bebbington