Grant winners 鈥 22 June 2017
A round-up of聽academics awarded research council funding

A round-up of聽academics awarded research council funding
Does Paul G. Ellis really believe that a PhD in creative writing does聽not involve 鈥渋ntense intellectual capability and effort鈥 (Letters, 15聽June)? I聽am sure that he is familiar with the Quality...
Sir David Bell鈥檚 opinion article 鈥淣o matter who wins, higher education must change the record鈥 (8 June) illustrates the qualities required to survive in Whitehall. But the advice is profoundly wrong...
John Hendry (鈥淲ithin reason鈥, Features, 15聽June) believes in the value of teaching reason and argues that the only reasoned position on Brexit is to be a Remainer. However, the overwhelming...

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The TEF results will not halt universities鈥 unease about the exercise, the prospect of gaming the system or anxiety about long-term consequences

The teaching excellence framework shines a light on teaching provision, raises its profile, flags up areas for improvement and gives prospective students more information, says Chris Husbands

Exercise that could take money away from universities likely to be shelved or scaled back