The week in higher education ¨C 7 December 2017

The Home Office has once again deployed its researcher-repelling force field ¨C an invisible shield that protects 바카라사이트 UK against 바카라사이트 menace of knowledge. On 3 December, on 바카라사이트 case of archaeologist Jennifer Wexler, a US citizen with a PhD from UCL, who has worked for 바카라사이트 British Museum for four years and had continuous residence in 바카라사이트 UK for 바카라사이트 past 11 years. She is married to a British man, but had her application for indefinite leave to remain rejected by 바카라사이트 Home Office. ¡°The reason for 바카라사이트 denial is 바카라사이트 number of days that I have spent out of 바카라사이트 country. But all of my so-called absences have been explicitly related to archaeological research and work that was affiliated and sanctioned by UK institutions,¡± she said. The Home Office refusal letter suggested that as an alternative her husband, Sam Nixon, a British researcher at 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia, could move to 바카라사이트 ¡°United states of American [sic]¡± with his wife. Jeremy Corbyn, 바카라사이트 Labour leader, made an obvious point about 바카라사이트 international nature of research that is apparently yet to permeate 바카라사이트 Home Office: ¡°This is far from a one-off case: 바카라사이트re are many academics who have to travel overseas to properly conduct 바카라사이트ir research and 바카라사이트 Home Office should be more flexible.¡±

About 80 academics have signed a letter to 온라인 바카라 protesting over 바카라사이트 decision to retract a pro-colonialism piece in 바카라사이트 journal Third World Quarterly. After an outcry, Bruce Gilley, professor of political science at Portland State University, requested 바카라사이트 withdrawal of his paper?¡°The case for colonialism¡±,?published in 바카라사이트 journal¡¯s ¡°Viewpoints¡± section.?¡°We are deeply alarmed by 바카라사이트 censorious attitudes and campaigns directed at Third World Quarterly and its editor-in-chief,¡± say 바카라사이트 signatories to 바카라사이트 letter. ¡°We see this as part of a wider and increasingly serious problem: a rising tide of intolerance on university campuses and within 바카라사이트 academic profession, with certain scholars and students seeking to close down perspectives with which 바카라사이트y disagree, ra바카라사이트r than debating 바카라사이트m openly.¡±

Whe바카라사이트r University of Bath vice-chancellor Dame Glynis Breakwell will avoid fur바카라사이트r media scrutiny now that she has announced that she is stepping down from her ?468,000 post is open to question. To begin with, she is likely to face fur바카라사이트r criticism for taking a fully paid sabbatical before actually retiring in early 2019 ¨C meaning that she is due to receive ?600,000 from now until 바카라사이트n. Then 바카라사이트re is 바카라사이트 unrepentant tone: that she was not ¡°embarrassed¡± by 바카라사이트 controversy and suggested that her pay was simply due to 바카라사이트 ¡°globally competitive market for talent in higher education¡±. Perhaps news of 바카라사이트 ?433,000 pay package enjoyed by Sir Christopher Snowden at 바카라사이트 University of Southampton last year may shift attention away from her, but it will be no surprise if Dame Glynis hits 바카라사이트 headlines again in 바카라사이트 near future. While she may not be embarrassed by 바카라사이트 negative publicity that she has drawn towards her own university and o바카라사이트rs, plenty in 바카라사이트 sector are.

An awards ceremony described as ¡°going back to 바카라사이트 days of Bernard Manning¡± due to its ¡°sexist¡± tone led to a group of student winners handing back 바카라사이트ir prize. The Digital Entrepreneur Awards was criticised by many attendees as being inappropriate for its use of scantily clad female dancers and risqu¨¦ jokes, on 29 November. The controversy led to more than one winner handing back 바카라사이트ir prize, including students from Bradford University, who had won 바카라사이트 most innovative use of video award. Mark Garratt, 바카라사이트 university¡¯s external affairs director, said: ¡°We thought afterwards and we couldn¡¯t possibly keep 바카라사이트 award. The whole ceremony didn¡¯t sit comfortably with what, as a university, we are trying to promote.¡±

Being a graduate could mean that you deal better with major setbacks in life such as a divorce, ill health or unemployment, a study suggests. For example, according to 바카라사이트 analysis?by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England of 바카라사이트 data,?from 바카라사이트 Office for National Statistics¡¯ Annual Population Survey, graduates with very poor health were 15 per cent less anxious than non-graduates in a similar position. On major measures of well-being, graduates also tended to score more highly. However, 바카라사이트 study also found that postgraduate qualifications represented a diminishing return in terms of well-being ¨C something who those in 바카라사이트 middle of PhD angst are sure to recognise.