Inside Higher Ed: Should political science be relevant?
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Golden opportunities
The creative industries must be given as much support as STEM subjects to keep the UK at the forefront of the world economy, argues David Docherty
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Tara Brabazon: A community of scholars
Social media allow academics to support students and colleagues, network and explore new intellectual connections, argues Tara Brabazon
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Global rankings system methodology reflects universities’ core missions
Survey methods and analysis refined to give clarity on performance, writes Phil Baty
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UK is slipping behind its OECD rivals
The UK is falling farther behind its competitors on higher education spending and graduation rates.
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‘HR excellence’ is boost for universities and researchers
Nine UK universities have been recognised by the European Commission for their efforts to improve working conditions and career-development opportunities for research staff. The institutions have...
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PhD: the gateway to employment
The time and effort spent gaining a PhD is repaid handsomely in excellent career prospects, according to research presented at the Vitae researcher development conference today.A study of doctoral...
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Recession hits US private fundraising, but others do better
As alumni donations to US universities plummet, Canada and Asia forge ahead. Hannah Fearn writes
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And now for something completely different, Wolverhampton v-c decides
The vice-chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton is to retire next summer as she feels it is “time to do something else” after 40 years of full-time work.Caroline Gipps, who was appointed by...
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To every page, turn, turn, turn
Dale Salwak laments the decline of deep reading under the baleful influence of the online age, and rallies to the defence of the love of learning, the sequestered nooks and the sweet serenity of books
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Art on its own account
John Haldane muses on artist David Tremlett's ability to take on a space and transform it into something living, in a compelling affirmation of the essential domesticity of the creative act
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We can work it out
As graduates struggle to find employment, universities are having to think more creatively about how to prepare them for the workplace, says Rebecca Attwood
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Destination of the Species: The Riddle of Human Existence
When people joke about the meaning of life, it is a sure sign they are fretful. Is life driven by point and purpose, or is it a chaotic, rudderless and aimless flux? Was Shakespeare's ruminating...
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Slapped by the Invisible Hand: The Panic of 2007
Victoria Bateman believes this analysis of the banking crisis could help prevent a repetition
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Born into a Dream: EuroFaculty and the Council of the Baltic Sea States
In 1996 I was invited by the Council of the Baltic Sea States to chair a committee of Western European political scientists, economists and lawyers charged with the task of inspecting and evaluating...