THE podcast: John Last interview
Download the podcastJohn Last became the first vice-chancellor of Norwich University of the Arts when the institution gained university status in 2012.In this podcast, he discusses how the impact of...
Download the podcastJohn Last became the first vice-chancellor of Norwich University of the Arts when the institution gained university status in 2012.In this podcast, he discusses how the impact of...
Epigeneticist on searching for life’s secrets, distinguishing stem cell science from snake oil and pondering the perfect size for a university
Former director of fair access tops list alongside Sheffield Hallam vice-chancellor Chris Husbands
Our annual pay review details v-cs’ remuneration, explores the make-up and workings of the governing bodies that set it, and compares the rewards on offer with those of other sectors
Our annual pay review details v-cs’ remuneration, explores the make-up and workings of the governing bodies that set it, and compares the rewards on offer with those of other sectors
John Last believes that UK schools policy risks damaging the flow of creative students into universities and jobs
Award of university title will allow arts specialist to clarify its message in the global marketplace
Source: GettyOne, two, tree…A project to map every tree in the UK has been launched and members of the public are being asked to help. Treezilla, an Open University initiative, aims to create a...
Memorabilia collected by the co-founder of punk rock band the Clash has gone on display at a Norwich institution. The personal archive of Mick Jones includes guitars, stage clothes and posters, as...
Widening participationRetiring v-c: elite still failing poorNew universities are still key to widening participation and elite institutions are falling short in this regard, according to an outgoing...
Report from top academics suggests a greater role for business in courses, writes Zoe Corbyn
The former controller of public policy at the BBC, David Levy, is to become the new director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) at the University of Oxford. The RISJ is an...
The City of Edinburgh's battle against disease and illness over the past 100 years is the subject of a book launched at Edinburgh University this week. Public Health: Past, Present and Future was...
Shapeless, ugly, scruffy ... formal academic gowns may be OK for men, but high-flying women are designing their own. Elaine Williams reports Vice-chancellors have rarely given a second thought to the...
Terry Eagleton tells Jennifer Wallace why he is tired of all this dislocated postmodern talk and why he is happy with a concept called 'home' in a place called 'Ireland' The Irish are not necessarily...