The story of a shy academic
When I got my first academic job in 1996, it was easy enough to be invisible.
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Scheme opens up PhD training opportunities at post-92s
A new multi-university doctoral training scheme is set to create one of the UK’s largest cohorts of PhD students.
Words fail us: university marketing-speak
Ever since I was obliged to take a marketing module as part of my BSc in applied physics, I’ve been amused and bemused by the stark contrast that exists between teaching theoretical concepts in my discipline and the approach adopted in marketing theory (as it’s called).
This is why world class universities should commit to fossil fuel divestment
Universities expend considerable efforts to be seen as “public thought leaders” that drive the big debates.
Publishing PhD papers ‘improves a university’s profile’
Theses in open-access repository at Dublin City University have been downloaded 650,000 times
News blog: more and more UK universities appointing female leaders
I have just read the news that Plymouth University has appointed Judith Petts as its new vice-chancellor.
US universities invest $185 million in study abroad
US universities and study abroad organisations have committed to spend $185 million (£122 million) over the next five years to make study abroad more accessible ...
Dynamic duos in science can reap rewards of academic partnerships
In an age when research teams can run into hundreds or even thousands of people, the idea of an academic double act may seem rather quaint.
Only one in four new degree courses attracts enough students, study suggests
Barely one in four new courses launched by UK universities recruits a “viable” first cohort of students, a study suggests.
Social network overload ‘wastes academics’ time’
To some, everyday life feels like a never-ending battle to keep abreast of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and a host of other social networks.
