Homer’s DNA
Ian Goldin, quoted in the article “Multidisciplinary research ‘career suicide’ for junior academics” (News, 3 May), seems to view top journals as highly specialised. I know that Science and Nature...
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Open for debate
I wish to address five misconceptions in Ron Iphofen’s feature “Safety is more important than privacy” (28 April): 1. Human rights concerns hobble anti-terrorist surveillanceThere is no evidence that...
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Grain of salt needed
Re “NSS manipulation claims ‘raise questions’ about data reliability” (News, 26 May). There is simply bad teaching in universities; I have found that myself and have reported the misuse of statistics...
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Vodka ironic, please
Craig Brandist (“The risks of Soviet-style managerialism in UK universities”, Opinion, 5 May) highlights the striking similarity between Soviet industrial management and the current administration of...
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Grant winners – 2 June 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Higher education: we need to talk about market exit
Plans for handling institutional failure face scrutiny as storm clouds gather and universities stockpile for a rainy day
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Interview with Yvonne Roberts
The noted journalist discusses political bias on TV news reporting and the importance of students discovering their own voice
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Mark Pluciennik, 1953-2016
A prominent and wide-ranging archaeologist has died
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Virtual reality: could it revolutionise higher education?
With truly immersive headsets now on the market, academics are beginning to explore how to use the technology for teaching
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PhD: The Musical – coming soon to a university near you
With PhD students now presenting doctoral findings in the form of a cabaret or video documentary, is it time to ditch the thesis and viva? asks Jack Grove
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Sally Hunt: universities should ‘donate strike pay to bursaries’
UCU leader will tell congress that docked salaries should be handed to student hardship funds
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New European university group unveiled
Guild of European Research Intensive Universities aims to ‘complement’ existing alliances
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Rhodes Trust to launch new institute and expand scholarships
The Atlantic Philanthropies gives £75 million to Rhodes Trust and £64.4 million for LSE inequality research