Falling off the map
Not all pupils see a clear path after leaving school. More must be done to light the way for students from non-traditional backgrounds in both HE and FE
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University life in: Switzerland
What is it like to study in Switzerland? Find out everything you need to know about going to university in Switzerland
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Young Universities Summit heads to Moscow
Event will include launch of Young University Rankings 2020
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The Revolution That Wasn’t: How Digital Activism Favors Conservatives, by Jen Schradie
John Gilbey assesses a sobering account of why the internet doesn’t work for radicals
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Hot Carbon: Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science, by John F. Marra
Richard Joyner applauds a book celebrating the many applications of carbon dating
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What are you reading? – 27 June 2019
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Oxford partners with Legal & General on £4 billion development plan
Financial services firm bills plan for 3,000 homes and two science parks as model for how UK universities can help modernise cities
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Universities must do all they can to help disabled students succeed
England’s new Disabled Students Commission will help eliminate the institutional missteps that can still blight disabled students’ experiences, says Chris Skidmore
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The REF’s star system leaves a black hole in fairness
With such wide disagreements in grading, the research excellence framework’s gravity for careers is unjustifiable, says Philip Moriarty
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Michael Brown, 1938-2019
Tribute paid to internationally renowned South African chemist
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Interview with Michael Monaghan
The award-winning administrator discusses the transformational power of higher education, pulling pints on Hollyoaks, and the challenges of public speaking
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Teaching intelligence: making use of the anonymous student voice
The use of anonymous online student forums alarms many tutors. But Patricia Xavier believes universities can make them work for everyone
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Claims of ‘crisis’ in campus free speech ‘are fake news’
UK government's Prevent strategy is ‘true threat to free speech’ in universities, argues Hepi pamphlet by former US government civil rights official
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India supplanting China as top international market for Australia
Change of guard suggests tough times ahead for leading Australian universities