Anger over rule change for merged NZ university
The University of Aukland has won special treatment for future research assessment after a merger this month with a teacher- training college. The combined scores of the university and Aukland...
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Alison Wolf
After more than 200 years, The Wealth of Nations still offers insights about university funding and students I have been re-reading Adam Smith. Not, I'm afraid, in pursuit of a well-furnished mind,...
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Reunited: Shocking with such glee
Reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson studied sociology at Goldsmiths College from 1973 to 1976 Â Last year I attended my first graduation ceremony at my alma mater, Goldsmiths College, University of...
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Miner problem solved
Kim Howells, renowned for his brutally frank opinions on everything from the Royal Family to rap music, was an unexpected choice to replace the diplomatic Alan Johnson as Higher Education Minister....
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Writing of wrongs
Never one to keep quiet about her institution's problems, Gillian Evans, professor of medieval theology at Cambridge University, has published her insights on what is going wrong with Cambridge's...
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Not such a blue meanie?
Meanwhile, Conservative leader Michael Howard is worrying about the bank accounts of the middle classes. He told Conservative Future at the weekend that Labour's plans were wrong because of their "...
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Open effort to be secret
The Higher Education Academy, owned by Universities UK and the Standing Conference of Principals, promises to be all things to all higher education institutions. Odd then that Paul Ramsden, its chief...
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Building a reputation
If Glasgow University is contemplating any new building projects in the near future, its finance director may be getting nervous. Sir Muir Russell, Glasgow's principal, has been fingered as "...
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Why I... think universities need to respond more to changes in society
I have been teaching sociology at Westminster University for the past ten years. About three years ago, I noticed a change in the type of students in my classes. There were fewer mature and African-...
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Quit asking 'what if...'
Risk assessment has instilled irrational fear in academics. Just calm down, pleads Dennis Hayes A university administrator recently told me she was worried about security. At her university, there...
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PhD and a side order of reality
After gaining a doctorate, academics face years of poverty and semi-skilled jobs, says Simon Francis Young academics might think things will get better after they have gained their PhD, but their...
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It's now no longer critical and nor is it thinking
There are some things that can't be reduced to measurable skills, argues Frank Furedi Rather unexpectedly, I become weary when I hear someone promoting the virtues of critical thinking. My reaction...
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My worst nightmare
I used to work as a magician and occasionally performed in the US. On one trip I saw a gang of con artists performing the three-card trick on a New York street. I counted 13 members of the team,...
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Best practice: Help in wrestling with ethics
Every day, newspapers report new ethical dilemmas, many related to the latest technological breakthrough. Students on science and law-related courses are increasingly faced with ethical issues, but...
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Don't let them nod off at the back
Spicing up the tired lecture-hall dynamic can be no mean feat. Harriet Swain investigates how to rekindle the passion and keep your students coming back for more So you're facing a room of freshly...