News in brief - 15 May 2014
Women in scienceWait three years and we鈥檒l seeThe government may 鈥渃onsider further action鈥 on increasing the number of women in scientific careers 鈥渋f significant progress is not observed over the...

Women in scienceWait three years and we鈥檒l seeThe government may 鈥渃onsider further action鈥 on increasing the number of women in scientific careers 鈥渋f significant progress is not observed over the...

鈥淚t鈥檚 an architectural leap in the dark, but we can only hope that it does something to contain the problem and reduce any serious spillage.鈥漈his was how Jamie Targett, Poppleton鈥檚 Director of...
As a busy, jet-setting International Superstar, when I read about porcine distance learning I thought, 鈥淭hat鈥檚 for Moi!鈥 (鈥淗orses for courses鈥, Poppletonian, 8 May).Never underestimate Pig Power....
John Brennan (鈥淎 premier notion鈥, Letters, 24 April) welcomes the proposal by Poppleton University鈥檚 Georgina Edsel for a new name for low-ranking members of the Russell Group of universities and...
I was pleased that Vanishing for the Vote was your Book of the Week (17 April). However, I noted the reviewer鈥檚 final point about the poor quality of the census schedule reproductions. Because others...
Harvey Goldstein outlines an open access model for journal publishing that he claims is neither green nor gold (鈥淭ry DIY, not green or gold鈥, Opinion, 1 May). But, like all journals, the model has to...
While making some valid points of comparison as well as some misleading ones between the 糖心Vlog Academy, the Staff and Educational Development Association and the Institute for Learning and...
Graham Gibbs is absolutely correct to suggest that organisations such as the Quality Assurance Agency need to be clear and informed in their student engagement activity (鈥淟ooking beyond the buzzword...
It is a great shame that Michelle Thew from the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (Letters, 8 May) seeks to pour scorn on universities鈥 moves to be more open about the animal research...
It was disappointing to see such a negative portrayal of higher education institutions as employers in the article 鈥淒isappointing pitter-patter of tiny pay packets鈥 (News, 8 May). The article...
Martin McQuillan (鈥淪elective hearing鈥, Features, 8 May) ignores those facts about the student occupations at the University of Sussex that do not fit his narrative. For instance, in March last year...

Small increase in fundraising staff prompts questions over sector鈥檚 ability to meet 拢2 billion target by 2022

Signatories commit to greater transparency to assuage public concerns

Study proposes code of practice for recruitment firms to help address inequality

Contract lecturers down tools in protest over pay 鈥榯hat does not reflect hours worked鈥