Throughout most of the 20th century, student intake from state schools was generally higher at the University of Oxford than at the University of Cambridge, although the latter overtook its ancient...
Four-to-one stand against general secretary's plans. Jack Grove reports from Manchester
Academics face a lifetime on part-time or fixed-term contracts unless action is taken to fight the creep of casualised labour within universities, lecturers have warned.
Delegates say 'bully's charter' fails feedback test and requires a health warning. Jack Grove reports
"It's a thrilling new way to get rid of people," said Louise Bimpson, Corporate Director of our ever-expanding Human Resources team, as she unveiled Poppleton's innovative range of measures for...
Academic career prospects for PhD holders are dismal, so why are those who seek external employment viewed as failures?
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Quebec's student protests have garnered global media attention, and it's about time - the student strike began almost four months ago and the related civil disobedience has paralysed the province's...
The Peoples' Olympiad was organised as a protest against the notorious 1936 "Hitler Olympics" in Berlin.
University of BathConrad EarnestA professor of health and exercise has swapped the bayou for Bath. Conrad Earnest, who joined the University of Bath in April from the Pennington Biomedical Research...
Reset the compass - Next-generation scholars must look elsewhere if sector offers exploitation, not employment
Street life, dazzling dress, social commentary and a riot of sensuous colour interweave in a rich assembly of West African art, writes Charles Gore
Universities benefit from the large pool of cheap labour provided by PhD students and postdocs, but there aren’t enough academic jobs to go around, so young scholars should prepare for the...
Graham Farmelo is pleased to see the spotlight turn to the ‘supreme problem-solver of the 20th century’