News in brief - 6 March 2014
Study visasSubcontinental driftThe latest migration figures indicated another sharp drop in the number of students from the Indian subcontinent coming to the UK, although the overall number of...

Study visasSubcontinental driftThe latest migration figures indicated another sharp drop in the number of students from the Indian subcontinent coming to the UK, although the overall number of...


Shift to outreach, Ebdon says, as Offa finds no link between awards and retention

Virginia Doellgast finds workers pay dearly when big firms devolve oversight of pay and conditions

Tara Brabazon ponders an exploration of youth and new technology

Shattering stereotypes starts with sharing everyday experiences, suggests Annabel Tremlett

Malcolm Gillies relishes the lean explanations in this drily witty and handy account of higher education

10 point guide to dodging publishing pitfalls - Veteran academic authors share their hard-won tips

We must press politicians to show how a future government will support the sector, says Christopher Snowden

Peter J. Smith on the question of the Bard’s faith

Firms want courses fine-tuned to equip students with the skills they need

Clive Bloom praises an admirable introduction to the magical and political connections of a controversial figure

Are tales of incredible animal excursions nonsense or did they shape our world? asks Tiffany Taylor

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...

Willetts hints that ‘unplanned’ expansion after cap lifts will be scrutinised