‘Campus at sea’ vows to weather financial storms
US non-profit Institute for Shipboard Education hopes to plot safe course through rough financial waters
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Hopes rise for ‘something big’ on postgraduate funding
A thinktank has released modelling based on a popular proposal for a state-backed loan scheme
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EU’s national systems need more alignment, conference told
Discussion focuses on how European universities can move beyond the Bologna Process and compete at a global level
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Cut departmental selfishness to cut costs, report advises
Delft University of Technology report says universities could reduce estates footprint by 25 per cent via more space-sharing
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Warwick’s Thomas Docherty could face £50,000 legal bill
The professor who was cleared of charges of undermining authority faces substantial costs after hiring barristers for tribunal
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Spending on subscriptions to journals rises by up to 50%
Freedom of Information requests reveal substantial hikes in university outlay despite open access push
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Warning of a ‘winter of discontent’ over university pensions
Institutions told that UCU members are prepared to ‘dig in’ on pensions reform ahead of November marking boycott at 69 campuses
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Haunted campuses: tales from beyond the grave
Richard Sugg explores ghoulish stories about things that go bump in the night
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Suspension is a feminist issue
An academic who suffered sexual harassment criticises the secrecy surrounding such cases
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Utopian Universities: reflections on radical beginnings
Leading scholars discuss seven institutions created in the Sixties
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Huddersfield staff development may be like the Gulag, but it gets results
Deputy vice-chancellor Peter Slee describes the demanding approach that has led to rising standards
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Working in authoritarian regimes: academics need more guidance
Universities are not doing enough to help scholars navigate the ethical dilemmas, argues Jean Grugel
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Overseas PhD students rely on rankings to select a university
Prospective students seek an institution in the top 200 but ‘brand personality’ is a puzzle to them
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A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life, by Allyson Hobbs
Those who masqueraded as white scarred more than just themselves, finds Catherine Clinton
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GPA system could lead to lower marks for women in STEM
Use of American system involving first-year marks may have ‘depressive effect’ on student grades