The week in higher education – 28 September 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Pro-colonialism paper: how did it get published?
We are writing to complain about the recent publication of the article “The case for colonialism” by Bruce Gilley in the journal Third World Quarterly (“Pro-colonialism paper outcry prompts author to...
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Be so bold
The response suggested by Sir Anton Muscatelli, the chair of the Russell Group, to the criticism buffeting UK universities is both dispiriting and lacking in boldness (“Ignore the cacophony of...
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Premier rates
Are we asking the right question about vice-chancellors’ pay (“Because they’re worth it?”, Features, 14 September)? Is it them, or is the prime minister getting enough? The population of Canada’s...
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Pirate's code
On the matter of vice-chancellors’ pay, and with apologies to Messrs Gilbert and Sullivan: I am the model of a university vice-chancellorOn any given question I’m a very able answererI’ve headed...
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REF changes could have a bad impact on mental health
Universities must support those responsible for the impact case studies that will carry so much weight in the next research excellence framework, says Jonathan Grant
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Paul Ramsden, 1948-2017
Former HEA chief executive hailed for ‘vision and persistence’ in changing teaching policy and practice
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The curse of the living deadline
The necessity of regular publication curbs the freedom that can make scholarly work original and important, says Shahidha Bari
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Lack of female winners tarnishes the Nobel prizes
Greater efforts must be made to ensure women aren’t overlooked – and to redress past failings, says Janet Shibley Hyde
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Interview with Margaret Casely-Hayford
The Coventry chancellor talks about being inspired by protest, managing a rap artist and being a pioneer as a black woman in law
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Student visa red tape costs some universities £500,000 a year
Cost of compliance with Home Office rules uncovered by Study Group
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Consumptive Chic: A History of Beauty, Fashion, and Disease, by Carolyn A. Day
Book of the week: Shahidha Bari enjoys a study of how tuberculosis influenced notions of attractiveness and breeding