Cross your subsidies and hope not to die
Hepi’s exposure of the degree to which teaching subsidises research should provoke a new approach to funding, says Phil Ward
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Credit should only go where it is due
US scholars' tendency to award extra credit for attending non-core lectures hastens the academy's slide into transactionalism, says Robert Zaretsky
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The sector reshuffle is only adding to the higher education kerfuffle
The merry-go-round of senior figures and a lack of coordination among mission groups has weakened UK universities' influence, says Nick Hillman
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Union calls for ban on ‘mock REFs’ amid fears for UK research jobs
University of Hertfordshire job cuts add to fears staff could be forced out ahead of REF 2021
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Overseas students ‘pay £8K each to fund UK research’
Stark figures in new Hepi report prompt calls for chancellor to tackle research underfunding in budget
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A History of the Future: Prophets of Progress from H. G. Wells to Isaac Asimov, by Peter J. Bowler
Book of the week: The reality of the present world has fallen short of science fiction’s predictions, says Jon Turney
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Can Canada bring more indigenous people and knowledge into universities?
Institutions are working to increase participation by native peoples and awareness of their scholarly contributions. Ellie Bothwell reports
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What are you reading? – 9 November 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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How political revolution suffocated a promising scientific future for Ireland
The Royal College of Science for Ireland was a progressive experiment in technical education that ended abruptly in the messy wake of Irish independence. Shane McCorristine recounts a cautionary tale...
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Sleight of hand is no way to fund research
Research is paid for by legerdemain, and we should be honest about it if we want to correct funding imbalances and treat students fairly
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Laurie Taylor – 9 November 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Nothing new in challenge to autonomy
The MP Chris Heaton-Harris’ “polite request” for vice-chancellors to provide details of course content about “the teaching of European affairs, with particular reference to Brexit” (“Minister under...
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Galway's progress
Regarding the article “Athena SWAN funding link under scrutiny” (News, 12 October), it is important to set the record straight. As chair of the National University of Ireland, Galway Athena SWAN Self...