British Academy: quality of UK’s quantitative skills ‘languishing’
Report says students in countries such as the US and Germany have an advantage because their curricula develop more statistical fluency
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Overseas students considered hardest workers, survey finds
Respondents to Hepi poll were generally positive about the contribution of international undergraduates and lecturers to UK universities
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Academics from BME backgrounds squeezed out at the top
A graph shows acutely how the representation of black and minority ethnic scholars drops away with the increasing seniority of academic posts
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Management masterminds
More than 1,000 people from across higher education packed into the Grosvenor House Hotel in London last week for the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2015
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Laurie Taylor – 25 June 2015
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Time can play tricks on minds
Some practices thought to be long established are anything but, while others considered novel have lengthy histories
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The week in higher education - 25 June 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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Polytechnic-type proposals alarm post-92 group
Possibility of body to grant higher vocational awarding power suggested in BIS consultation paper
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Queen Mary University of London considers making PhD students employees
Importance of doctoral candidates in research makes it likely that many institutions will make the change, says principal
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More than half of academics count students as ‘friends’ on Facebook
Survey finds that 46.6 per cent of academics shared family photos and information such as their favourite films or books
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A dead cat bounces once only
A myth is still a myth no matter how often politicians repeat it. Despite David Willetts’ version of history as told to John Gill, the truth about applications to university from students domiciled...
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The trouble with the HEA
If a Nobel prizewinning scientist can be brought down by his poorly judged remarks about women working in the laboratory (“The week in higher education”, News, 18 June), then why does the Higher...
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Knowing what to expect
The article about how little help is on offer for those making their first formal review of a PhD candidate certainly struck a chord with me about the need for appropriate training before becoming an...
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Stifling innovation
Any perceived lack of innovation in British universities is not a result of “conservatism” but of the one surefire thing designed to stifle new ideas (“V-cs wanting to lead from the front are...