World in brief - 24 July 2014
United StatesAffirmative action gets court鈥檚 approvalA US appeals court has upheld the University of Texas at Austin鈥檚 use of affirmative action on race in admissions. Last year, the Supreme Court...
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Harriet Dunbar-Morris, Ivor Gaber, Barbara Graziosi, Constantine Sandis and Sharon Wheeler...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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News in brief - 24 July 2014
Student visasLords鈥 plea for rethink rebuffedThe chair of the Lords Science and Technology Committee has expressed disappointment that the government is unwilling to review its immigration policies....
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Grant winners - 24 July 2014
Action Medical ResearchResearch Training FellowshipAward winner: Shivani BaileyInstitution: University of CambridgeValue: 拢197,895Germ cell cancers: protecting children from the side-effects of...
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Alan Rugman, 1945-2014
One of the 10 most-cited scholars in the field of international business, and an adviser to the Canadian government on trade, has died
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Q&A with David Roblin
We speak to the soon-to-be chief operating officer and director of translation of the Francis Crick Institute
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Appointments - 24 July 2014
The latest higher education appointments
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Help the medicine go down
Our Head of Zodiac Studies, Professor Mike Draco, has warmly welcomed the appointment of Greg Clark as the new minister for universities and science.Professor Draco told The Poppletonian that his...
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Closing the 鈥榯own-gown鈥 gap
The new universities minister Greg Clark also has 鈥榗ities鈥 in his remit, but cries of mission creep may be premature
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Quality Moocs for all
I noted with interest the caution given to Mooc providers to consider quality when it comes to launching a new programme (鈥淢any stumble in scramble to join Moocs bandwagon鈥, News, 10 July). At the...
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Corrosive conformity
I wonder whether Warwick students and alumni would welcome the 鈥渂rand鈥 of their university (or indeed their degrees) being associated with strict academic obedience and conformity and an avoidance of...
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All due process
My experience leads me fully to concur with the view that institutions must follow best practice in bullying and other personnel complaints (鈥淲hen disputes arise, clarity and speed are vital for all...
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Transnational express
As someone involved in international higher education in both a professional and academic capacity, I started reading Christopher Bigsby鈥檚 piece 鈥淪unny side up鈥 (Opinion, 17 July) with great interest...
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Manage expectations
The underlying story of discontent and aggressive management at Swansea University鈥檚 School of Management (鈥淎cademic staff are accused of enjoying 鈥榣ovely cosy lifestyle鈥 鈥, News, 10 July) is, sadly...
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Shift in opinion over boycott of Israel
The academic boycott of Israel (鈥淯nity amid divisions鈥, Features, 17 July) is a boycott of institutions not individuals, and there has been a tidal shift of opinion in favour of a boycott 鈥 this week...