UK is shutting itself off
Over the past year, we have repeatedly said that the UK governmentâs âbrightest and the bestâ message has been badly received in India and has affected student recruitment. So it was gratifying to...
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Title scramble
The story about academic ranks/titles at Kingston University (âKingston v-c defends last post for principal lecturers and readersâ, News, 2Â January) raises again the conspicuous lack of...
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Take any seat
The British Federation of Women Graduates welcomes the news that Universities UK has withdrawn its controversial guidance on voluntary gender segregation of audiences at the request of guest speakers...
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AHRCâs misguided gamble
Louis Goddard is right to condemn the Arts and Humanities Research Councilâs doctoral training partnership scheme (âAHRCâs flawed doctoral dating game has left big names on the shelfâ, Opinion, 19/26...
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The case for more isnât so simple, Mr Willetts
No one denies the wider benefits of a university degree. However, in his advocacy of an expansionist higher education policy (âWhy the cap no longer fitsâ, 2 January), David Willetts, the...
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An apology and a New Yearâs resolution!
Our editor writes:Dear Reader,Over the decades, The Poppletonian has kept its readers up to date with all the major happenings within our own university and within the wider world of higher education...
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The week in higher education - 9 January 2014
The notion that the First World War was a âmisbegotten shamblesâ is a myth perpetuated by âleft-wing academicsâ, according to Michael Gove, executing his own Schlieffen Plan to win a culture war over...
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Ring-fenced science budget under threat
V-cs fail to get David Willettsâ commitment to protect research spending
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Use âimpact agendaâ to prove value, social sciences urged
LSE scholars call for âshorter, better, faster, freeâ studies and bigger share of research funding
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Social media key to getting ahead, PhD students hear
Skills, reputation and peer networks can be built online even when stuck in the lab
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Campus in Focus - Queen Mary, University of London
A fresh era dawns for one of the Russell Groupâs newest, and least typical, members. Plus the latest campus news from around the UK
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A paper-thin line
The recent spate of plagiarism scandals in Germany â which have toppled some senior politicians â has had an unexpected side-effect. Some academic researchers are reportedly so frightened of...
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Austerity is driving institutions closer together
Mergers and system restructures are increasing across Europe as a result of funding cuts
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Call for better protocols to cut waste in biomedical research
Research conduct, reporting and management needs overhaul, says Lancet study
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Innovationâs core values
Britain needs Fraunhofer centres as well as Catapults if the âinvention revolutionâ is to materialise, asserts Tim Holt