News in brief – 9 July 2015
UK higher education round-up and highlights from the Twittersphere
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Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham – 9 July 2015
Comic conclusions on the world of doctoral study
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Laurie Taylor – 9 July 2015
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Taking appropriate measures
Metrics have become prevalent – and problematic – throughout universities, but they can be effective tools if used correctly
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Poor students’ ‘cognitive gain’ may play role in TEF
Debate may also consider efficacy of running new framework in tandem with REF
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Lecturers’ skills not up to scratch, says Eton head
Tony Little points to ‘increasing gap’ between teaching standards at sixth form and university
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External examiners should be independent, says report
HEA proposals aim to address ‘cosy’ relationships and quality assurance processes
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Public engagement means ‘sacrificing’ academic career
Perception that time should be spent improving research prowess
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Research council spending per head in the UK
Research councils spend just £11 per person on R&D in Northern Ireland, almost seven times less than the spend per person in London, new figures suggest
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‘Growing disquiet’ about ‘crude’ grant income targets at Queen’s
Goals set for most academic posts across the institutions’ three faculties
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PhD students left feeling ‘dehumanised’ and ‘isolated’
US academic urges sector to make doctoral students’ experience ‘more human’
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Dean defends Cardiff University’s health research shift
Head says changes that could lead to 60 redundancies will allow medical school to focus on strengths without harming Welsh healthcare
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The week in higher education – 9 July 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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Employability data signify nothing
In his first major policy speech as universities and science minister, Jo Johnson spoke about the importance of graduate employability. The idea that you could use this as an indicator of the...