Sigbert Prais, 1928-2014
An economist who specialised in looking at the causes of low productivity in the UK has died

An economist who specialised in looking at the causes of low productivity in the UK has died

We speak to the chancellor of the University of Greenwich
Georgina Edsel, Poppleton University鈥檚 deputy head of brand management (鈥淣ew name for 鈥楤ottom Russellers鈥欌娾, The Poppletonian, 17聽April) is definitely thinking along the right lines in proposing a...
It is useful to learn from Hazel Christie鈥檚 thoughtful review of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel (Books, 3 April) that...
Malcolm Gillies (鈥淲edding toast鈥, Opinion, 3聽April) is prudent to emphasise the fact that discrimination is still alive and kicking in our universities.However, we must remember that we live in a...
I am delighted that the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called on the government to make substantial changes to UK migration policy to reverse the declining trend in international...
I was surprised and disappointed to hear that David Willetts, the universities and science minister, labelled Yeovil an 鈥渙bvious cold spot鈥 for higher education in a speech to the Universities UK...
Ucas points have served us well for more than 10 years. The tariff helps universities to attract and make offers to the widest possible range of students, and the inclusion of the average entry...
Simon Marginson writes interestingly as ever (鈥淭here鈥檚 still no such thing as a higher education market鈥, Opinion, 10聽April), here arguing that UK higher education does not (and probably should not...


Leverhulme TrustResearch Project GrantsSocial sciencesAward winner: David Ceri JonesInstitution: Aberystwyth UniversityValue: 拢115,5George Whitefield (1714-70) and transatlantic ProtestantismAward...

A 鈥渞acist鈥 swan is terrorising international students at the University of Warwick. The Daily Telegraph reported on 11 April that the bird has taken to policing a footbridge on Warwick鈥檚 campus, and...

Postgraduate study is a financial struggle for most, and low pay for graduate teaching assistants does nothing to alleviate it

鈥淚t鈥檚 an extraordinarily exciting time for all those with a deep intellectual interest in the philosophy of branding.鈥漈hat was how Georgina Edsel, our Deputy Head of Brand Management, responded to...

UUK head dismisses warning over technological change