THE podcast: 11-17 September 2014 issue review
Download the podcastHow staff at Scottish higher education institutions are going to vote in the upcoming independence referendum and why two sociologists in the US are calling for an overhaul of the...
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Attempts to 'gag and silence' academics are commonplace
Marina Warner explains why she chose to speak about her departure from the University of Essex
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Public funds are hard to replace, even in the US
‘Going private’ is no financial panacea, say Barry Glassner and Morton Schapiro
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Academically adrift students still off course in adulthood
What do students learn at US colleges? Not much, found Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa in Academically Adrift. Their sequel follows the same cohort into adulthood
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Tips for getting your research funded
If your project proposal gives grant assessors all the information they require, your chances of succeeding will rise. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Research degrees: one qualification leads to another
Increased likelihood that master’s and PhD students will already have postgraduate degree
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The puzzle of UK graduates and their low-level literacy
UK adults with tertiary education ranked 12th among the OECD despite the reputation of its universities
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Mists, mellow fruitfulness...and that undone to-do list
As the new academic year begins, Emma Rees awakes from drowsy reveries of new school shoes
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The lost art of listening
Students and lecturers no longer seem able fully to engage with each other, writes Tom Palaima
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Majority of Scottish academics set to vote ‘no’ in referendum
Survey reveals that staff are divided by discipline over independence
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Shakespeare scholar disputes decision-reversal by journal
Memoria di Shakespeare’s new editors backtrack on acceptance of Oxfordian academic’s paper
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The Culinary Imagination: From Myth to Modernity, by Sandra M. Gilbert
Shahidha Bari savours a celebration of our relationship with food across genres and cultures
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The HEA is as relevant as ever, new leader says
Despite scaling back, the organisation has much to offer universities seeking to improve the student experience, says Don Nutbeam
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Dublin students forced to dig it as rents rise
Property shortage has made accommodation unaffordable for many
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Grant winners - 11 September 2014
Royal SocietyWolfson Research Merit AwardsAwards are worth £10,000-£30,000 a year, which is a salary enhancementAward winner: Carlos NuñezInstitution: Swansea UniversityDuality in string theory,...