Author of The Shooting Party, the 1980 novel that was turned into a popular film starring James Mason and John Gielgud
August 2022
Other lives
Wyndham Westerdale obituary
Other lives: Architect who had a particular interest in conserving old buildings
January 2022
Other lives
Mike Owen obituary
Other lives: Mechanical engineering expert who began his working life in the merchant navy
July 2021
A-level results: top universities expected to stick rigidly to offer grades
Tough competition for sixth-formers as universities try to avoid overcrowding – and next year may be no better
September 2020
Students locked down after illegal parties at UK universities
St Andrews and Manchester Metropolitan among institutions dealing with Covid outbreaks
Why you shouldn’t get salty if your child ‘speaks YouTube’
Young influencers have made US slang and accents cool in British schools. But that’s OK, academics tell parents
University Guide 2023
University guide 2023: University of Bath
All you need to know about studying at the University of Bath
August 2020
Angus Buchanan obituary
Industrial archaeologist who connected local and national initiatives and was an authority on Isambard Kingdom Brunel
June 2020
'I feel like a number': unhappy UK students blocked from deferring studies
Students anxious about their next year at university are being told coronavirus isn’t a reason to pause their degree
May 2019
Public speaking: is the push to make students employable going too far?
Assessed presentations on courses from physics to philosophy are traumatising vulnerable students
March 2019
University student died after hospital ‘assumed he was drunk’
Universities could close for a people’s vote
February 2019
Tobacco firms not paying fair share of UK corporation tax – report
Four largest companies dispute claim that they consistently pay less than headline rate
August 2018
Other lives
John Hudson obituary
Other lives: Professor of economics at the University of Bath
March 2018
Accountability and UK university governance
Letters: Six professors emeriti from the University of Bath on the remuneration committee’s meeting this week, and other views on vice-chancellors’ pay
February 2018
Other lives
Stefan Petrusewicz obituary
Majority of university leaders involved in setting their own pay
January 2018
Universities will have to justify excessive senior pay under new rules
Proposed guidance for institutions comes after series of headlines about huge pay packets of senior staff
December 2017
I exposed the Bath vice-chancellor’s pay in a local paper – regional reporting matters
Sam Petherick
New universities regulator warns of senior pay crackdown
