Purpose as well as privilege 2
Higher education still displays the English class system red in tooth and claw more dramatically than any other sector of employment. All difference must magically be transformed into hierarchy. The...
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The slipery slope 1
Ken Smith proposes that "'we simply give everyone a break and accept these variant spellings" ("Just spell it like it is", 7 August). This sounds like an excellent response to feeling "fed up with...
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The slipery slope 2
So Ken Smith thinks we should accept spelling errors. He is mistaken - a word that is, curiously, an anagram of his own name. Well, not quite; but it is only one letter out, so presumably it does not...
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Targets and own goals
I see that a new survey of young academics shows that they still see "self-fulfilment" as a key career aim ("Young academics striving to fit in reveal high anxiety", 7 August). This underlines that...
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Chemical bonding in the pool
Polly Arnold is happy to have traded MIT's 24-hour stress for Scottish teamwork. Olga Wojtas reports
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Colleges urged to pool assets in communal pot for a bigger payback
By British standards, if not those of the US, the University of Oxford is a very rich institution. But the majority of its wealth is held by its colleges.Oxford's total endowments exceed £3 billion,...
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Manchester is 'too white and male' at top, but it's not institutionally racist
Report urges measures to boost roles of ethnic minorities and women, writes Melanie Newman
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Relaxation therapy to ease stress of clearing
Check out our guide to Clearing 2015 University staff are pulling out all the stops this week to help prospective students secure a place at university - staying up all night to man telephone lines,...
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Aberystwyth University: Lecturer sues over lost post
A lecturer is suing the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) of Northern Ireland over its handling of the appointment of a Commissioner for Victims and Survivors. Marie...
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Arts Institute at Bournemouth: Degree of empowerment
The Privy Council granted taught degree-awarding powers last week to the Arts Institute at Bournemouth. This allows the institute to apply for "university college" title later this year. The...
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The Open University Relocation wrangles
A move from London to Milton Keynes for The Open University's Validation Services (OUVS) unit has prompted complaints from staff. The move was announced in April this year and is set for February...
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De Montfort University: Spanners in the art works
Creative skills workshops for those in "traditionally non-creative industries", such as engineering, are to be offered by De Montfort University. The workshops aim to inspire innovation and increase...
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University College London: Medical muscle
Four NHS hospitals are to form an academic health sciences partnership with University College London. UCL Partners will be made up of the university and four NHS trusts: Great Ormond Street Hospital...
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University of Glasgow: Robbie's greatest hits
Leading experts on Scotland's most acclaimed poet, Robert Burns, are to embark on a 15-year project to produce the most comprehensive collection of his works. The new Centre for Robert Burns Studies...
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University of Dundee £11m injection for labs
A consortium of five of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies aims to help tackle global diseases with funding of almost £11 million to support links with the University of Dundee. AstraZeneca...