Too short a seasoning
I am worried about the “‘oven-ready chickens’ for business” that City of Bath College lecturer John Curry thinks the UK needs (“Cut the arts, share the pain or scrap the REF: reader panel thoughts on...
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Tours of booty
Last week the real University of Oxford held open days as part of its widening-access initiative. Fantasy Oxford has open days for tourists every day, with the Mad Hatter Tour and the Harry Potter...
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‘Crown jewels’ are flawed
Universities and science minister David Willetts has persuaded the coalition to spend millions of pounds on a new national birth cohort study, and Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee – although “...
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‘Sum up your thesis in three minutes’ competition
Clear, engaging and jargon-free: years of research explained in 180 seconds
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UCU condemns ‘unsettling’ role-matching test
Union passes motion of no confidence in University of Northampton’s restructuring exercise
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Exiting Leighton Andrews earns qualified praise
Welsh institutions hedge their bets on recollections of education minister’s term
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QAA review U-turn is music to for-profit’s ears
Watchdog backs down after institutional appeal for second time
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Your place or mine?
‘The v-c will see you now’It’s been a busy week for our vice-chancellor. In between presiding over a further round of staff redundancies, he’s been on site supervising the extensive renovations to...
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Match-funded NSP ends but sector must still pay
Offa chief: £150m committed by universities now part of access agreements
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The week in higher education - 4 July 2013
In a thorough cock-up, the Indian Journal of Surgery has had to retract a paper on “Penile Strangulation by Metallic Rings”. According to the Retraction Watch website, the article tells the eye-...
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Appointments - 4 July 2013
University of PortsmouthCatherine HarperThe new dean of the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of Portsmouth said she felt “passionate” about ensuring that graduates are...
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Grant winners - 4 July 2013
Arts and Humanities Research CouncilResponsive Mode GrantsAward winner: Brian BalmerInstitution: University College LondonValue: £368,357Understanding biological disarmament: the historical context...
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Time is money: cumulative spending per OECD student
The UK spends $43,463 (£28,350) per student over the course of their higher education studies, data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development show
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Constructive criticism without the machismo
How Jo Brewis and fellow Vida members aim to give women space to think