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World in brief - 29 January 2015

PolandJewish scholars’ PhDs reinstated in belated righting of Nazi-era wrongsA Polish university has reinstated doctorates of Jewish academics that were annulled at the behest of the Nazi regime...

Grant winners - 29 January 2015

Royal Society/ British AcademyNewton International FellowshipsAwarded to non-UK, early career postdoctoral researchers working across all disciplines of the humanities, engineering and natural and...

News in brief - 29 January 2015

RankingsQatar and Lebanon take top spotsQatar and Lebanon are the top performers in a snapshot of what a new ranking devoted to universities in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) could look like...

Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham - 29 January 2015

Blocked passages

If episodes of writer’s block are as common as headaches, are they also as easy to alleviate (“To steer clear of a writing rut, take a helicopter view”, Careers intelligence, 22 January)? Gina Wisker...

How’s that for a degree?

Given that the University of the Highlands and Islands is to offer a degree in professional golf (“Professional golf degree launched in Scotland”, www.timeshighereducation.co.uk, 21 January), it is...

Who really funds teachers

The National College for Teaching and Leadership is not “the Department for Education agency that funds teacher education” (“Volte-face on teachers’ feedback”, News in brief, 22 January): the funders...

DIY digital editions

Claims that monograph publishing is in crisis may be exaggerated, and there may be many opportunities in moving to an open access model, but there are still issues to consider (“Please log in to book...

Pensions: a moral dilemma

Does the introduction of a defined contribution pension scheme signal a new era for reward in higher education?Higher education professionals have been faced with a huge moral dilemma this week (at...

Social diversity in BTECs

I was pleased to read that the number of students holding BTEC qualifications who have been accepted on to university courses has doubled since 2008 (“Gender gaps among students revealed by Ucas”,...

Teaching a green standard

A glaring omission from the People & Planet University League 2015 tables is any meaningful measure of teaching quality and how the programmes that universities offer contribute to the life...

Counterproductive counter-terrorism bill

It is entirely appropriate that the UK government should seek to do all it reasonably can to prevent people from being drawn into terrorist activity (“‘People should be allowed to say things we don’t...

The week in higher education - 29 January 2015

When cuts to academic pensions were first announced, many predicted a “winter of discontent” featuring strikes, marking boycotts and campus protests. But it seems the battle against reforms to the...

The extras that make a difference

Enrichment of university life by academics’ ancillary activities is threatened as the workforce is pushed towards casualisation

St Patrick’s College students top private loans bill

Students at college are accessing nearly £96m of SLC funding