Paul Bailey on why Jisc goes directly to the learners themselves when looking for digital innovations. More...

Victoria Bateman looks at the gender mix within economics and details her own attempts to encourage more women into the discipline. More...

By Matthew Reisz. Tomorrow’s issue of Times Higher Education includes my extended interview with the fascinating American cultural critic Mark Edmundson, university professor of English at the University of Virginia. More...

Hefce chief Madeleine Atkins on what a simpler, less burdensome QA system might look like. More...

By Nick Hillman. Is Jo Johnson eyeing an alternative approach? Nick Hillman thinks he is, despite the system’s proven advantages. More...

By David Matthews. Having attended classes in Shanghai for a year, David Matthews returns a little more sceptical about education in the country. More...

By Kathryn Fowler. Kathryn Fowler speaks up for the benefits of collaboration among university employees. Statistics are easy to manipulate, and nothing creates a good headline like raising the spectre of a university overrun by administrators. More...

By John Morgan. John Morgan looks at the differences between Cambridge and Oxford on the £9,000 tuition cap - and the idea of 'going private'. More...

By Chris Havergal. Students who went to a state school are more likely to leave university with a first or 2:1 than graduates who went to a private school, an analysis of degree outcomes reveals. More...

By David Matthews. Move comes as universities minister criticises National Union of Students for failing to back new rules to curb ‘extremist’ speakers on campus. More...