1 March 2012
Myths and monsters - Mapping the terra incognita of the UK’s private sphere
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Settlement boost for PhD-level students
The Home Secretary has exempted PhD-level jobs from a new pay threshold preventing lower-paid workers from settling in the UK.
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'Little evidence' that wider access succeeds on underprivileged, researchers claim
The expansion of higher education over the past 15 years has largely benefited middle-class rather than working-class children, a study has suggested.
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UUK renews appeal to government on student visas
Nearly two thirds of people underestimate the value of international students to the UK economy, a new poll has found.
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Internships for all students, government review urges
All undergraduates should be offered 10 to 12 week internships to improve their employability, according to a government-commissioned review of links between universities and business.
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UK state school students encouraged to study in US
The Sutton Trust has launched a US version of its summer school camps to give UK students the chance to study at an American university.
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Inside Higher Ed: Santorum’s attacks on higher education
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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University reputations built up over years are vulnerable as never before
At first there was much hilarity. When I was named this month among the top 15 “most influential” people in education by The Australian newspaper, the jokes came thick and fast: “You’re only the...
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University keeping link with A4e ‘under continual review’
Glyndwr University and controversy-hit recruitment company A4e have agreed they need more time to negotiate a partnership that would see the institution validate the firm’s awards.
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‘Beyond the call of duty’: lecturers top unpaid overtime figures
Teachers and lecturers are more likely to work unpaid overtime than workers in any other occupation, according to union figures.
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Huddled masses yearning to study faster and cheaper: US students head for UK
A record number of Americans are studying at British universities, new data show.
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How Not to Be Eaten: The Insects Fight Back
Michelle Harvey gets caught up in the evolutionary arms race of six-legged predators and prey
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Privatising the Public University: The Case of Law
The demise of state funding has altered students' attitudes to the legal profession, says Huw Morris
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Reinventing Political Culture: The Power of Culture versus the Culture of Power
Political culture is a bit of an elephant in the living room for social scientists. It's large and we know it's there, but we're not sure how to deal with it. As a result, it is often ignored at the...
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The Justice Cascade: How Human Rights Prosecutions are Changing World Politics
At the London School of Economics a few years ago I listened as Richard Goldstone, then the great guru of the international criminal court, outlined his case for what the author of this stimulating...