Bursaries fail to help poor students stay the course
Shift to outreach, Ebdon says, as Offa finds no link between awards and retention
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The Fissured Workplace: Why Work Became So Bad for So Many and What Can Be Done to Improve It, by David Weil
Virginia Doellgast finds workers pay dearly when big firms devolve oversight of pay and conditions
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An electoral agenda for universities
We must press politicians to show how a future government will support the sector, says Christopher Snowden
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A Will to Believe: Shakespeare and Religion, by David Scott Kastan
Peter J. Smith on the question of the Bard’s faith
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Video games industry ‘wary’ of interns
Firms want courses fine-tuned to equip students with the skills they need
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Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics, by Marco Pasi
Clive Bloom praises an admirable introduction to the magical and political connections of a controversial figure
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The Monkey’s Voyage: How Improbable Journeys Shaped the History of Life, by Alan de Queiroz
Are tales of incredible animal excursions nonsense or did they shape our world? asks Tiffany Taylor
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You make me feel brand new
Editor’s Note: In some weeks, changes in higher education are of sufficient moment to warrant extended treatment. We are happy to devote this entire edition of The Poppletonian to just such a...
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‘Unusual’ growth in student numbers will be reviewed
Willetts hints that ‘unplanned’ expansion after cap lifts will be scrutinised
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Campus close-up: Soas, University of London
Renowned overseas, now the humanities and social science institution is bidding to raise its profile at home, too
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Does the UK really need more engineers?
Some think claims of a serious lack of STEM graduates are exaggerated
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Dyslexic label being applied too widely, expert argues
Hesa figures show huge rise in numbers with the condition at university
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Research to start on day one of degree course
UCL’s Michael Arthur plans to inject research element into all undergraduate courses
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The week in higher education - 6 March 2014
Few academics hit the headlines like the London Metropolitan University lecturer jailed for helping her “gangster” boyfriend escape after he and two others “executed” a rival drug dealer. Rachel...
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Songs of experience showcased
Universities are making prize-worthy efforts to give students what they want and need, but they can’t control for all factors