By Laura Maw. Restrictive modules and option blocks are preventing students from studying their preferred topics. The higher you climb the education ladder, the more freedom you have over the topics you study. Right?
Well, not necessarily. More...

By Claire Shaw. Academic staff can play a central role in identifying struggling students and encouraging them to access support. Here are 10 things to bear in mind. More...

By Anonymous. A report this week has exposed online businesses who supply ‘research guides’ for students. Here, a writer explains what it’s like to churn out essays on demand. More...

By Kim Thomas. Investing heavily in research and science has helped Switzerland move up the rankings. But as Kim Thomas explains, rankings don’t tell the whole story. More...

By Ami Sedghi. The California Institute for Technology has been named the world’s best institution for the fourth consecutive year. How do other universities compare? The California Institute for Technology (Caltech) has been named the world’s best institution for the fourth consecutive year in the Times Higher Education’s annual league table. More...

By Australian Associated Press, theguardian.com. Eight Australian universities make the Times Higher Education World University top 200, but rankings editor warns deregulation may weaken second-tier institutions. More...

By Kathryn Nave. Classroom technology is changing tomorrow’s world of learning. Trainee teachers should know how to make the most of it. More...

By Ernie Capobianco. Advertising has changed from an industry governed by hunches to one of data-driven precision – and the driver is maths. When you think of an advertising career, you might envision Mad Men’s Don Draper and his agency cohorts brainstorming brilliant ideas for TV commercials and print ads. It’s definitely an image that conjures up anything but numbers, figures and equations. More...

In a new fortnightly series, researcher Glen Wright attempts to prove academia is not entirely full of stuffiness by sharing some amusing oddities. Though we academics are often maligned for our perceived stuffiness, academia is in fact teeming with humour, wit, and general oddness. This blog, which I have every intention of publishing every two weeks (lest it perish), is my attempt to collate some of this oddity for your Friday procrastination and amusement. More...

By Amy Ashenden. A surprise drop in my maintenance loan means I will be unable to pay my rent this year, writes a student blogger. More...