Some MPs turned out of office might turn to academia for employment. But what do former political high-flyers bring to a university, and what are the potential downsides? Jack Grove reports
Oxford has educated almost all post-war British leaders. Anthony Seldon looks at Oxbridge’s powerful political role
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Stuart Macdonald is wholesale in his condemnation: of universities (“not much concerned with learning”), students (“struggle to write a postcard, never mind an essay”), the government (“has not...
I read with interest the feature “Heads and tales” (1 June), which presented various missives on how to be a successful university head of department. The US advice was so far away from the UK...
It is reported that if the UK loses access to European Research Council grants, it will need to set up an alternative (“Post-Brexit UK ‘may need to launch global funding council’”, News, 1 June)....
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
And, if so, does it matter where they studied and what subject they specialised in?
The maths just does not add up when you look at the impact of cuts on tuition fee prices, says Andrew Gillen