Academic Diary: Or Why Higher Education Still Matters, by Les Back
Andrew Robinson on an eloquent exposition of what it means to be a modern university teacher
Andrew Robinson on an eloquent exposition of what it means to be a modern university teacher
University of London institutions announce plans to restructure departments, affecting dozens of jobs
The unexpectedly musical background of many sociologists might explain their academic success, Glasgow professor argues
Staff will end marking boycott under agreement struck between management and UCU
Goldsmiths’ reduction of people to expendable costs corrodes the necessary conditions for learning. I’m leaving, says Les Back
Lockdowns, campus protection and the new security law risk permanently cutting off scholars from the city and wider world, says Michael O’Sullivan
Look to uncanny ghost walks for new ways to engage students in difficult topics, say four urban researchers
Restricting access to university property is a sorry symptom of commercialisation that is making students poorer, laments Les Back
Teesside University recently announced that all professors who are not in management roles will have to reapply for their jobs (“University tells entire professoriate to reapply for their jobs”, News...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
Twitter may be a medium for academic vanity, but it also serves some very useful scholarly purposes, argues Les Back
Scholars and senior sector figures reveal their favourite titles – read for work, for pleasure or both – published this year
Reviewing allows us to put collective knowledge ahead of individualised contributions, says David Beer
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press