Tips for doctoral examiners: it’s all in the preparation
There’s little help on offer for those making their first formal review of a PhD candidate and thesis, but Pam Denicolo has some useful pointers
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V&A does the hot shoe shuffle
While there is plenty to admire in the museum’s well-heeled spectacle, Shahidha Bari finds it strangely devoid of historical, social and cultural context
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Don’t dismiss today’s students as human-phone hybrids
Undergraduates are ready to be inspired by the right call, says Alex Valente
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The use of raw grant income as a performance target has got to go – now
This mendacious metric is dangerous for individuals and the sector, and bad news for the taxpayer, argues Philip Moriarty
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Can the research excellence framework run on metrics?
An Elsevier analysis explores the viability of a ‘smarter and cheaper’ model
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Grant winners – 18 June 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Laurie Taylor - 18 June 2015
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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End of regular reviews could devalue UK’s quality currency
Irish regulator warns of potential threat of QAA’s move to risk-based review system
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V-cs bemoan constraints on educational innovation
Conservative university cultures cost UK in global leadership, chiefs complain
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Exeter v-c raises spectre of differentiation ‘car crash’
Sir Steve Smith shares concerns that funding pressures could lead to university ‘hierarchy’
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Time spent abroad may help UK students empathise with overseas peers
Nottingham Trent pro v-c aims to promote friendships across nationalities
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BIS shelves bids for degree-awarding powers during rules review
Applications suspended until audit of processes and guidance is complete
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Fall in graduate earnings premium
The graduate earnings premium has fallen over the past nine years, new data suggest
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Tackle laddish conduct more vigorously, OIA head says
Universities must address campus ‘drink culture’, whose consequences are reflected in adjudicator’s caseload, says Rob Behrens
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Rise in unconditional offers causes concerns about fairness
About 10 per cent of admissions staff say their university offers places over the phone on predicted grades alone, UCU survey finds