Social scientists asked to comment on early career support
Views of early career social scientists will be collected with a view to improve support for those starting out in academia
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Education without borders: medical students abroad
In advance of a conference on ‘education without borders’, Anthony Redmond considers the ethical issues around sending medical students on elective courses in low-income countries
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Leading universities challenge postgraduate loans age limit
Russell Group institutions say government is wrong to assume that over-30s are in a strong financial position
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Open access papers 'more likely to be cited on Twitter'
Articles that are free to view are also more frequently shared on Facebook, new research finds
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Universities must ensure extremists are not ‘given free rein’
Prevent: institutions must not let platitudes about freedom of expression create an ‘illusion of debate’, says Rupert Sutton
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Nicola Sturgeon forced to defend governance bill
Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson says universities ‘hate’ the SNP bill and claims it threatens to end their charitable status
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Two academics recognised for essays on rabbits and war
£20,000 essay-writing competition shortlist features two UK scholars
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Higher apprenticeships lead to ‘greater earnings than most degrees’
But Sutton Trust analysis says that while learning on the job can be a good alternative to university, too few qualifications are at this degree-equivalent level
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Lisa Mckenzie: who would be a working-class woman in academia?
Even in the academy, your class background will always be a factor in how you are seen, says LSE’s Lisa Mckenzie
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THE podcast: 8-14 October 2015 issue review
This week's edition discussed by the ÌÇÐÄVlog team
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Interview with Markku Kulmala
We talk to the winner of the Russian Geographical Society’s Fedor P. Litke Gold Medal
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Institute of Musical Research starts life anew at Royal Holloway
The new-look IMR aims to support and showcase studies across the musical spectrum
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Geoffrey Lilley, 1919-2015
A pioneering engineer known as ‘the father of aeroacoustics’ has died
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Inside Out Festival: ‘clubland’ walks provide food for the brain
Annual event continues to open up unexpected places and debates
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Standard tests for students: a big leap forwards or moving in the wrong direction?
Academics debate whether non-subject-specific exams could be used to measure ‘learning gain’ in English higher education