Can I succeed as a working-class academic?
Times Higher Education
Life as an early career researcher is hard, but when you add being working class into the mix, the obstacles are almost insurmountable, writes an anonymous academic.
Universities need to promote more women to professor
The Guardian
Women are still underrepresented in leadership positions in universities – this has to change, Chris Skidmore writes.
Russell Group fears impact of post-Brexit visa salary threshold
Times Higher Education
Member universities would be unable to fill 60,000 jobs from abroad, and face increased costs too, says report.
The agony of microaggression and discrimination knocked me out
Times Higher Education
A student’s mysterious accusation of racism saw P. K. Newby removed from her course – and another woman lost from the leaky pipeline
Sussex v-c: ‘dramatic change’ needed to tackle bullying culture
Times Higher Education
Adam Tickell acknowledges university has ‘failed’ staff and students in the past but says improving well-being is his top priority.
Australian universities ‘should not apologise’ for foreign recruitment
Times Higher Education
‘Why is being incredibly successful a problem?’ asks Universities Australia chair Margaret Gardner.
The Pregnancy Penalty
Inside Higher Ed
Unfortunately, many people still have backward ideas about the ability of women to succeed in academe after having children, writes Terri E. Givens.
Trailing spouse academics ‘face pay discrimination’
Times Higher Education
US study suggests hiring panels may offer worse terms to female scientists seeking jobs at their partner’s institution than to equally qualified solo candidates.
‘Alarming’ insularity of German university leaders revealed
Times Higher Education
Many presidents have pursued their careers just at one institution, raising questions about management skills, report finds.
Impostor syndrome: two-thirds of female scholars suffer badly
Times Higher Education
Impostor syndrome: two-thirds of female scholars suffer badly.
Recruitment strategies are failing academics from ethnic minorities
Times Higher Education
UK universities must begin by assessing their recruitment strategies and interviewing processes, says Roshan Doug.
Threatened scholars: online harassment risks academic freedom
Times Higher Education
Rebekah Tromble and Patricia Rossini feared for their safety when the conservative online world turned against them last summer.
Critical thinkers honed in the liberal arts are in sharp demand
Times Higher Education
The 21st-century labour market will increasingly want well-rounded freethinkers – the very thing that courses such as Western civilisation develop, says Daniel Hutto.
‘Perfect 10’ wariness reveals gender bias in student evaluations
Times Higher Education
Switching to a six-point scale in surveys eliminates perceived gap in teaching performance, study finds.
Foreign academics ‘less likely’ to speak up for academic freedom
Times Higher Education
Scholar warns that rising numbers of international university staff in Singapore could ‘make the academy more conservative’.
Australian universities trial ‘respectful relationships’ training
Times Higher Education
The online training is a response to growing concerns about sexual abuse on campuses.