Tag Archive for ‘higher education’
“The PhD is in need of revision”: a Canadian perspective
The PhD is in need of revision, writes Rosanna Tamburri of the Canadian online newspaper University Affairs. After completing five years of study towards his PhD in English at Queen’s University, Ian Johnston dropped out. To those who have similarly… Read More ›
What gender equality? Family and careers in high-skill jobs
Let’s take the example of historians. How equal are their career paths of women and men historians, our fellow social scientists (humanities scholars)? According to Alexis Coe, writer and journalist based in San Francisco, being married helps professors, but only… Read More ›
Reading the Riots
In this podcast, recorded for the LSE Impact project, I spoke to Tim Newburn from LSE about the Reading the Riots project. This was a rather astonishing collaboration he undertook with the Guardian newspaper, carrying out a large scale research project into the… Read More ›
Academia 2.0
“Academia 2.0″ on Bundlr
What does it mean to be a public intellectual in a digital age?
“What does it mean to be a public intellectual in a digital age?” on Bundlr
Overseas Students Uncertainty
London Metropolitan University has set up a help-line for overseas applicants as uncertainty still hangs over its right to recruit international students. With just weeks before the start of the term, London Met does not know whether it will be permitted… Read More ›
Why have other VCs not been making the case for UK higher education in the media over the last two years?
Prof Malcolm Gillies, VC of London Met, appeared on Radio 4′s Today yesterday morning and aggressively challenged the recent controversial actions of the UKBA. This appearance was also picked up in the Guardian and no doubt in other places as well. Leaving aside the particular details of this… Read More ›
Value-Added Study: University students call for a real relationship with tutors
With the tuition fee hike coming into effect in September, students now more than ever are looking for excellent value for their hard-earned money. Choosing the right university and the right course has never been more so important in the current economic… Read More ›
What does the government’s open access announcement mean for researchers? A round up of coverage and reaction…
The BIS announcement The Finch report Finch report: the question of costs Why the UK Should Not Heed the Finch Report Predictable Problems — The UK’s Move to Open Access Free access to British scientific research within two years Government and… Read More ›
What’s ‘honorary’ about an Honorary Research Assistant?
Last week the University of Birmingham advertised for an Honorary Research Assistant to work in its School of Psychology. It looks to be quite interesting work - two or more days a week clinically assessing adolescents who are seeking… Read More ›
The Consumer Experience of Higher Education, The Rise of Capsule Education
The Consumer Experience of Higher Education, The Rise of Capsule Education by Deirdre McArdle-Clinton, Continuum 978-1-4411-7919-7 (pbk), £27.99 I read this book as a treat after two week’s marking. At this point I should stop because the state of higher… Read More ›
Just not that into you
New Faculty Majority Board Member Jack Longmate, writing in the NFM blog this week, thinks that there are fresh signs of “potential for traction in public policy thinking” in relation to the conditions faced by academics working off the career track… Read More ›
The Postgraduate Workers Association
The Postgraduate Workers Association is a campaign and network that aims to work with the UCU and NUS to ensure fair conditions for research students employed by universities. HE institutions, faced with a funding crisis, are attacking the conditions established academics and PG… Read More ›
The Crisis of the Red Square
The present crisis is the result of a long fermentation of a set of complex and multiple ideas. These are derived from the inter- connection of the life-experiences of two generations – over a period of almost twenty years –… Read More ›
They call the students ‘terrorists’ ‘thugs’ ‘criminals’ — but they are themselves the criminals
The thing is, you must remember how the newspapers are demonizing the students; there have been known incidents of agents provocateurs from the police who are stirring up violence, as well as a disaffected fringe element using the strike to cause trouble… Read More ›
The Quebec Student Strike
A lone bagpiper plays traditional tunes during the Québec students strike protest march that took place on Monday May 7th, 2012 First of all, I wish to thank you for the interest that you are taking in our movement. In… Read More ›
Double disadvantage: Black graduates face difficulties in finding jobs and lower pay
A report by the Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) has revealed that just four out of ten black students are in full time employment six months after leaving university. The HERA report concludes that black students do not face a… Read More ›
New visa rules could cost British universities dearly
Britain is gaining a reputation abroad for being a “no-go” zone to international students – potentially losing billions of pounds to the economy and to universities. In an article by the Independent, the restrictions on visas, the well-documented rise in… Read More ›
The uncertainty of contemporary Higher Education
I wanted to draw attention to a great chapter that I came across on Twitter recently that puts into words really well some of my more troubled feelings about my work life post PhD. Predominantly I try and remain positive… Read More ›
Public Sociology In an Age of Austerity – Michael Burawoy and John Holmwood in Dialogue
Michael Burawoy is president of the International Sociological Association and John Holmwood was recently elected president of the British Sociological Association from June 2012 onwards. In this dialogue recorded at the BSA conference in April 2012, they explore the challenges faced by public sociology in… Read More ›