Interview with Baroness Ashton
The former leader of the House of Lords talks inequality, widening access to higher education and keeping on top of technology
The former leader of the House of Lords talks inequality, widening access to higher education and keeping on top of technology
The former Archbishop of Canterbury discusses religious leaders’ obligation to promote equality, the challenges of meeting controversial heads of state, and concerns about the growth of populism
The noted theatre director talks about dispelling drama school preconceptions, reducing tuition fees and negotiating with local gangs
Conducting clinical trials during an epidemic for the first time, researchers fast-tracked the creation of a vaccine for Ebola, but not before 11,000 people had died
The fashion designer talks about treating a university education like a nine-to-five job, the importance of student interaction and defying graduation clothing convention
US researcher claims that white academics are given more time to study and write
The comics researcher discusses ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree accusations, lessons on wartime alliances and the perils of eating cheese before bedtime
The author of The Entrepreneurial State discusses misconceptions surrounding innovation, rethinking the role of the public sector and her aims as founder of a new innovation institute at UCL
Research finds that working overseas can boost PhD holders’ salaries
Competitive gaming is gaining mainstream recognition by establishing itself in universities among students and academics
We talk to psychiatrist Vikram Patel about delivering healthcare in low-resources communities, how academics can learn from acting, and the hippy lifestyle of Goa
Valuing competitiveness over caution, lingering sexism and 'gender blindness' hold back women in physics, study says
Controversial pharmaceutical executive faced protests as he delivered speech
The acclaimed novelist and distinguished writer-in-residence at the University of Surrey talks about teaching, researching her novels and why she skipped all her lectures