A senior years gap year
Nearly 70, his mortgage paid and his children settled, John Kirkaldy realises it鈥檚 not too late to indulge in a globetrotting adventure

Nearly 70, his mortgage paid and his children settled, John Kirkaldy realises it鈥檚 not too late to indulge in a globetrotting adventure
In 鈥淪ome Russell Group universities 鈥榗ould opt out of the TEF鈥欌 (News, 1 September), Chris Husbands is quoted as saying: 鈥淭he TEF will give students a powerful piece of additional information to...
Peter Taylor-Gooby鈥檚 admission that his research has had minimal social impact is refreshing (鈥淧rofessor turns to novel writing as his research 鈥榟ad no impact鈥欌, News, 1 September). I wonder if one...
The use of essay mills is a big problem (鈥淢ake trouble for the essay mills鈥, Opinion, 1 September), and the sector as a whole seems to be in denial. It鈥檚 becoming a minor epidemic at my institution,...
The article 鈥淯niversity language departments 鈥榓t risk鈥 as recruitment slumps鈥 (News, 19 August) continues the sorry saga told each summer of dwindling numbers applying for language degrees, fuelled...

Stephen Banks worries that the push to show real-world engagement may bury the 鈥榙eep knowledge鈥 we ought to treasure

Some lecturers will rightly encourage forms of student interaction that are impossible for those covering their faces, Eric Heinze argues

Undergraduate or star scholar, status seems to offer little protection against feeling unworthy while less privileged students may be more at risk

Both banks and universities are 鈥榝ull of highly skilled European workers鈥 and so have an interest in pushing for liberal immigration system, conference hears

David Walker looks at the increasing acceptance that the pressures of university can exacerbate聽impostor聽syndrome for students as well as staff

Seeking feedback from the well networked is better than gaining comments from famous scholars, a conference hears

Sophie Carrigill starts Rio campaign just weeks after finishing sports psychology course at University of Worcester