Taken for Granted: The Remarkable Power of the Unremarkable, by Eviatar Zerubavel
Andrea Macrae reflects on what is being said when we accept the things that go without saying

Andrea Macrae reflects on what is being said when we accept the things that go without saying

A population primer; opening the brainbox; Japan’s first modern novelist; and a travel guide to Mars

James Stevens Curl on a camp counter-culture that injected whimsy and vitality into art and design

As exam marking season gets under way, seven academics offer their advice on assessing your students

Mismatch between the TEF and the Student Engagement Survey hints at whether a marketised system offers students good options or just branding bling

The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
The headline of your article “Sally Hunt clings on as UCU leader as congress curtailed” (News, 1 June) is lazy and sensationalist. Hunt is not clinging on as general secretary of the union. She has...
It makes sense to provide a “reasonable accommodation” for any student who cannot participate in an activity because of a temporary or permanent condition, such as the chemistry student who chose not...
The search for the holy grail of universal objective marking standards is grounded in the desire – some would say need – to eliminate, or at least reduce, unfairness and subjective variability in...

Widely varying tuition fees and financial aid programmes prevent students from making fully informed decisions, and policymakers from understanding the effects of interventions, say Ross Finnie,...

A home-grown alternative to the research assessment exercise would better reflect local practice and sit better with the special administrative region’s new political reality, says Michael O’Sullivan

A university career can be lonely, anxious and narrow. But those who learn from their regrets can avoid unnecessary stress, says Michael Marinetto

Concerns about the teaching excellence framework’s rigour and integrity have not been addressed. The exercise needs a fundamental rethink, says Guy Nason

President shares story of institution’s path out of the ‘abyss’