Poverty of vision pays well (1 of 2)
Call me a desiccated husk if you like, but vice-chancellors all have the same vision - and it invariably comes to nothing ("V-cs, it might be time for us to have a talk about a pay review", 12...
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Poverty of vision pays well (2 of 2)
While it is clearly true that vice-chancellors' salaries are excessive and there is no serious case for further increases, one does wonder how they managed to miss a trick and not develop a bonus...
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The full story, without misrepresentation
Your extensive article on University of Wales validation ("Boom and bust", 5 January) was a welcome piece of journalism that demonstrated unbiased reporting - something that has been sadly missing in...
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Slay the Oxbridge myths (1 of 2)
The recent (and recurring) debate regarding the state-independent divide in Oxbridge admissions ("Super-selection creates a monoculture that does not benefit society", 15 December, and the subsequent...
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Film review: J. Edgar
Clint Eastwood's biopic of the first head of the FBI belongs to its leading man, argues Will Brooker
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TV review: Unfinished
Incomplete works hold eternal appeal, from Dickens' Edwin Drood to Austen's Sanditon, says Gary Day
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John Rex, 1925-2011
John Rex left his native South Africa after being branded an "undesirable" as a result of his opposition to apartheid, and went on to produce influential work on race relations throughout his career....
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
University of ExeterAlliance of scienceA university has formalised an alliance with a centre for applied marine science by signing a five-year agreement with the institution. The arrangement between...
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Odds and quads
Both the beautiful leafy sea dragon and the repellent botfly larvae erupting from a horse's stomach come from the University of Reading's Cole Museum of Zoology, one of the finest in the country...
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19 January 2012
Hey chief, a word? - The new breed of ‘policy wonk’ with the vice-chancellor’s ear
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Summer schools can ‘wipe out’ social disadvantage
Young people who attend summer schools are significantly more likely to go to university, research by the Sutton Trust suggests.
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Wondering where to study? Ask mum - or a mate
University applicants are most likely to turn to their friends and families for advice about where to study, a survey of over 2,000 people suggests.
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To get ahead, forget about grades and focus on ‘attitude’
More than half of employers believe that graduates have unrealistic expectations of working life and more than four in 10 believe they lack the necessary interpersonal skills.
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Inside Higher Ed: Religion, Ignored
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed