Nick Mayo
TimesHigherEducation
United Kingdom
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Past articles by Nick:
Failed for-profit’s students could ‘fall through cracks’, MP fears
HE institutions have offered more than 2,000 places to GSM students, but uncertainty remains over fate of others → Read More
Ministers ‘should have waited’ for review before subject-level TEF move
Education secretary’s backing for subject-level exercise before publication of TEF review prompts university warnings of ‘significant diversion of staff time’ → Read More
How green is my university?
Academia has gone green in a big way in recent years, but some doubt whether it will make much difference to the planet. Nick Mayo speaks to scholars and students to assess the sector’s environmental record → Read More
UK set to miss fundraising goal but ‘heading in right direction’
Case president says vice-chancellors must provide strong support for philanthropy → Read More
Gender pay gap for UK economists ‘unchanged in 20 years’
Women paid significantly less than men even when they are in the same role, conference hears → Read More
Michael Arthur to step down as UCL president
Leader, who will relinquish post in September 2020, credited with leaving institution in ‘very strong’ position → Read More
Cardiff in recruitment drive for fixed-term ‘brilliant lecturers’
University says scheme will give junior academics ‘opportunity to experience life as a full-time lecturer’, but critics suspect REF link → Read More
UK universities enrol more European students offshore pre-Brexit
Rise in Continental recruitment offsets overall flattening in transnational education numbers → Read More
Academics think, ‘others value journal prestige and metrics, not me’
Study pinpoints ‘disconnect’ between what academics value when submitting work for publication, and what they think others value → Read More
UK universities call for Johnson’s support on funding, research and visas
UUK and Russell Group issue appeals after former shadow HE minister’s victory in Tory leadership race. → Read More
‘Major’ review of UK university admissions underway
UUK announces review of university admissions, after similar review ordered by the Westminster government. → Read More
UK’s ‘home of trade union education’ faces union boycott
Ruskin College denies allegations of ‘victimisation’ of UCU members → Read More
‘Lack of student awareness’ holding back degree apprenticeships
UUK report urges government to promote ‘earn while you learn’ courses to meet student, parent and employer enthusiasm → Read More
Leadership intelligence: how can universities get more BME leaders?
Solutions from the UK and the US on how to improve diversity in leadership roles → Read More
One in six universities worldwide led by a woman
Data on more than 19,000 institutions show Europe lags behind leading anglophone sectors on female leadership → Read More
USS whistleblower ‘sidelined’ and faces conduct investigation
Jane Hutton says that pension fund is trying to deny her ‘whistleblower’ status → Read More
More vice-chancellors with Oxbridge educations appointed
University leaders more likely to have attended Oxford or Cambridge compared with five years ago, but also to have gone to a comprehensive school → Read More
Aberdeen ex-principal’s £282K pay-off probed by funding council
Sir Ian Diamond reportedly did not trigger his 12-month notice period until his departure from the university → Read More
ETH apologises for postdoc job advert demanding ‘Nature paper’
Swiss university has signed San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, which says academics should not be judged on the journals they publish in → Read More
Frontload training in first postdoctoral post, says research head
Liverpool pro vice-chancellor says new positions would be step between PhDs and traditional postdoctoral posts → Read More