The week in higher education â 30 April 2015
The 2015 general election campaign has seen the usual scrabbling around for any bit of celebrity endorsement the parties can muster. The Conservatives seem daily to wheel out a former New Labour-...

The 2015 general election campaign has seen the usual scrabbling around for any bit of celebrity endorsement the parties can muster. The Conservatives seem daily to wheel out a former New Labour-...
I am glad that David Prosser was interested in my review of Emma Creweâs The House of Commons (âThe personal pitchâ, Letters, 23 April). But I would not necessarily agree with Prosser in his belief...
I was delighted to read about the University of Exeter breaking the taboo and issuing details concerning the impact of PhD studies on the physical and mental health of students (âFour in 10 say PhD...
I deplore the decision by Queenâs University Belfast to cancel the international conference âUnderstanding Charlie: New perspectives on contemporary citizenship after Charlie Hebdoâ (âCharlie Hebdo...
From reading the article âGold papers: publishers share ÂŁ10m in APC paymentsâ (News, 16 April), readers might conclude that some journal publishers do not publish many open access articles. However,...
I agree with Daniel K. Sokolâs concerns about academics diagnosing the impact of illness on student performance (âReserving judgementâ, Opinion, 23 April). However, nowhere in his article does he...
In the feature in which experts quizzed politicians about higher education policy (âAnswers for everythingâ, 23 April), the Green Partyâs Dave Cocozza refers to the scaling-back or closure of every...

Laurie Taylor's weekly bulletin from the University of Poppleton

But Home Office revokes private collegeâs licence to sponsor overseas students

Less than a quarter of people in the North East of England agree that it is essential to have a degree in the current job market

Study suggests that students do not want to add more debt to personal finances

The 100 Under 50 universities are agile, dynamic and free from the burden of history, writes Phil Baty

The 100 Under 50 universities are marked by their energy, innovation and fearless approach to the future, write Phil Baty and Katie Duncan

The 100 Under 50 is the only Times Higher Education global ranking where the Asia-Pacific region outperforms the traditionally dominant Western powerhouses of North America and Europe, a fact that...

EPFL is the worldâs leading 100 Under 50 university: its president, Patrick Aebischer, explains why the institution has risen so high, so fast