By Chris Havergal. Analysis of scholars’ diaries suggests that having lunch at your desk – or having nothing at all – plays an important role in forming professional identity. More...

By Jack Grove. Academics are divided over whether it was right to use unusually specific criteria when seeking applicants for new post. More...

By Chris Havergal. Depictions of conferences as being dull and exhausting make it ‘almost impossible’ to imagine them as places of intellectual engagement, scholar warns. More...

By Ellie Bothwell. Despite a record number of full-time undergraduates entering universities this year, the overall demand for higher education has been more challenging in recent times thanks to the decline of part-time study, a report highlights. More...

By Chris Havergal. Records of former Buckingham vice-chancellor’s suggestion at 1985 seminar released by National Archives. More...

By Nicholas Morton. Nicholas Morton is trying to make up his mind about lecture capture. More...

By Paul Blackmore. Successful reform of higher education to reward good teaching 'may be an impossibility', says Paul Blackmore. More...

By Athene Donald. An aggregated university score would be designed to serve government bean counters, not students, says Athene Donald. More...