Phil Baty explains how Times Higher Education is moving towards a more inclusive university ranking. More...
World University Rankings blog: why we need to rank by innovation
University league tables do not pay enough attention to institutions’ innovative spirit, argues the European Commission’s Gerard de Graaf. More...
Lack of female university leaders a problem for Hong Kong
Intervention required to address the issue of under-representation, say Susanne Choi Yuk Ping and Sally Ka-wing Lo. More...
The risks and rewards of academic life in the big city
David Bignell reflects on the trials and tribulations of scholarly life in London. More...
World University Rankings blog: the value of impact assessment
By Arun Sharma. Pricey it may be, but the assessment of impact will evolve and better methodologies will appear over time, says Arun Sharma. More...
#FieldworkFail: Twitter users share their research mishaps
By Chris Parr. Carrying out research in the field, what’s the worst that could happen. More...
National Student Survey 2015: how it affects academics
By Jo Frankham. Everyone knows that universities are taking the National Student Survey more seriously than ever. But much less is known about the effect this is having on higher education. More...
World University Rankings blog: dealing with freak research papers
By Phil Baty. More than 11 million research papers, published between 2009 and 2014 and drawn from Elsevier’s Scopus citation database, have been analysed as part of the global research project that underpins the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, to be published on 30 September. More...
When it’s not worth getting it right: pedantry and the academy
By Matthew Reisz. So, whenever there’s a film, play or television drama set in the past, someone will always pop up and gleefully point to some minor inaccuracy or anachronism. I ran into a guy at a party the other day who was pontificating about errors in 17th-century garden design and Victorian slang he’d recently noticed. More...
How to get more women to study physics
By Peter Coles. Want more women to study for a physics degree? Stop asking for a physics A level, says Peter Coles. More...