Watching the doomsday clock together
Catastrophes are likely to be more swift, global and devastating in our interconnected world, says Martin Rees, so scientists must join forces to keep us safe
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Laurie Taylor ā 9 February 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton.Ā Finem respice!
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Call them Al? No, call out and tackle bias
I was saddened to read your report that anglicising āforeignā names improves employability and student name recognition (āAnglicising foreign studentsā names ācould reduce biasāā, News, 26 January)...
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Hail fellows
Having been approached for comments on the Independent Social Research Foundationās latest early career fellowship competition, I was surprised to find that the resulting article, āEarly career...
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Uncritical reports
Re the article āTackle āreporting biasā in pedagogy research, paper warnsā (News, 2 February). As an academic involved in appraising studies of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), the...
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Openly self-seeking
Peter Horrocksā article āWhy my university is not entering the TEFā (Opinion, 2 February) is typical Open University sleight of hand. He well knows that the OUās key problem is the appalling...
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Should he not fall?
Am I alone in wondering why UK-based student activists and their academic cheerleaders have not targeted De Montfort University, which is named after an unashamed anti-Semite who in 1231 ordered the...
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Private provider figures raise questions over completion rates
Pearson responds to figures on UK providers by saying it acts when colleges ārecruit without integrityā
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TEF āothersā international students, claims scholar
Keele University academic argues that the TEF ālegitimisesā and āamplifies subordinationā of overseas students
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Gender balance: universities need hard targets to make real change
UK universities should follow the example of FTSE companies, says Ruth Sealy
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Mad-Doctors in the Dock: Defending the Diagnosis, 1760-1913, by Joel Peter Eigen
Sarah Wise on how the insanity plea developed in English law and why āhomicidal maniaā became acceptable to experts
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Fashion and fish fingers: college seeks arts education revolution
The creative principles that inspire art students can be equally relevant to schools