Debating Islamic extremism: is this the best we can do? Anshuman Mondal, author of Islam and Controversy, deplores ‘impoverished’ discussion of rights and obligations Joe Sandler Clarke 2月 5日
Penal critic warns of lockdown in progress Prison Service is stopping critics from accessing UK jails, scholar claims Joe Sandler Clarke 2月 5日
‘People should be allowed to say things we don’t like’, says MP Liberal Democrat Julian Huppert decries ‘illiberal’ campuses and ‘selfish’ calls by v-cs to raise tuition fees Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 22日
Comets, not cold figures of finance, will ignite debate on Europe In the debate over EU membership universities need to remind us of the ideal value of transnational knowledge, says Anna Notaro Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 22日
Employers ‘should participate more' in HE provision Employers should have more of a say in the design and delivery of the curriculum at universities in order to produce “work-ready” graduates Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 17日
Academic regrets? I’ve got a few worth mentioning A professor with two decades of experience reviews his career highs and lows Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 15日
Terror bill ‘incompatible’ with coalition’s stance on free speech after Paris attacks Lawyer says government condemns terror attack on Charlie Hebdo but legislation could have a ‘chilling effect’ on campus debate Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 15日
Fine arts suffer class bias in National Student Survey, study says Researchers argue that nature of teaching in subjects means that they cannot score highly in survey Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 15日
Universities ‘ignoring’ sexual harassment issue, says NUS The National Union of Students has accused universities of being ‘prepared to ignore’ incidents of sexual assault and harassment on campus Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 14日
Will Self: freedom of speech a ‘fetish’ in wake of Paris attacks Freedom of speech has become a “sexual fetish” in the West in light of the Charlie Hebdo terror atrocity, according to academic and writer Will Self Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 13日
Jobs for graduates predicted to hit record high Graduate recruitment is set to reach its highest level in more than a decade, according to new research Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 12日
Universities’ place in North West economic plan highlighted David Cameron and George Osborne have trumpeted universities’ involvement in plans to boost the economy of the North West Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 8日
Fee hike ‘has not driven teaching improvement’, says UUK panel Raising tuition fees to £9,000 has not helped drive improvements in teaching despite the government’s insistence it would improve standards Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 6日
Marketing spend up, but applications fail to follow suit Post-92s’ student marketing spend rises as sector observers question its value Joe Sandler Clarke 3月 20日
Pitch rises while applications fall Student marketing spend trebled as Salford shut low-demand courses Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 16日
Syria’s conflict takes its toll on academy and academics alike Exiled scholars speak of hopes for renewal and fears for lost generation Joe Sandler Clarke 1月 9日
Peter Capaldi put forward as Glasgow rector candidate Hundreds of people have signed a petition nominating actor Peter Capaldi to be the new rector of the University of Glasgow. Joe Sandler Clarke 12月 25日
