Q&A with Michael Rosen
We speak to the professor of children鈥檚 literature at Goldsmiths, University of London
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Lance Davis, 1928-2014
A pioneering economic historian, whose work examined everything from banking and imperialism to whaling, has died
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News in brief - 13 March 2014
Financial healthDark clouds on horizonSlowing growth in international student numbers could have 鈥渁 material impact on the sector鈥, along with looming pension liabilities. Those are among the...
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Short and sweet
Open letter to Georgina Edsel, Deputy Head of Brand Management, Poppleton UniversityI feel I must write and say how grateful we are for your help in publicising our decision to simplify our name. I...
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Collegial distinctions
Re: 鈥淒urham鈥檚 colleges fear changes will downgrade them to halls of residence鈥, News, 聽February). This has been a bone of contention for 40 years. It鈥檚 time the university differentiated itself...
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Fit to judge in the REF?
The feature 鈥淭he REF: how was it for you?鈥 ( February) reports: 鈥淭ypically, heads of research say that their institutions did this [assessed the quality of research produced by staff] by using a...
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Bursaries鈥 individual impact
You report the finding from the Office for Fair Access that neither the size nor the availability of a bursary had a discernible effect on whether a聽student from a聽poor background would finish a...
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Satisfaction鈥檚 limits
Many questions are raised by the case of the former lecturer at Imperial College London who claims that poor student satisfaction ratings led to her being dismissed (鈥淭axing lectures led to sacking,...
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Securing education futures
Patrick Ainley (鈥淧ublic interest defence鈥, Letters, 6聽March) chooses to conflate the proposed merger between University College London and the Institute of Education, University of London with the...
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Gaps in support
Many disabled international students in UK universities encounter multiple disadvantages. The general prospectus may lack disability-specific information and cultural sensitivity, which can add to a...
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Those with dyslexia need continued aid
In questioning the suitability of the Disabled Students鈥 Allowance for supporting dyslexic students (鈥淭ime to rethink dyslexia?鈥, Opinion, 6聽March), Julian Elliott should be reminded of the Equality...
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The week in higher education - 13 March 2014
Dozens of students from Indian-controlled Kashmir were suspended from university for cheering Pakistan鈥檚 victory over India in a cricket match, The Daily Telegraph reported on 5聽March. The students...
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In the frame
This image of a zebrafish embryo was among the finalists of the Wellcome Trust鈥檚 annual image awards, which took place earlier this week
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V-cs urged to put data first in race to expand overseas
Analytical, not visionary, mindset may be best protection against a branch campus blunder
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A reading room of one鈥檚 own
New space at the LSE for The Women鈥檚 Library is the first chapter in exploiting a vast resource