We need to stand up for early career researchers, says Catherine Fletcher. More...
The weird and wonderful world of academic Twitter
Glen Wright, from Academia Obscura, peeks inside a Pandora’s box of scholarly microblogging. More...
I followed the steps to PhD failure and came out with a doctorate
Times Higher Education’s recent “10 steps to PhD failure” article has, unsurprisingly, caused plenty of discussion. While it has been taken by some as tongue-in-cheek, anyone who’s worked on class, gender or race knows that “ha ha, just kidding” is another way in which structural marginalisation is inscribed. More...
EAIE 2015: universities step up their internationalisation game
By Jack Grove. Jack Grove surveys the exhibition hall in Glasgow, and finds institutions keen to impress. More...
Sajid Javid and Jo Johnson take higher education to market
By John Morgan. BIS aims to step up competition for universities from new providers – but questions remain about impact on UK higher education. More...
Sourcing ideas for digital technologies that students actually want
Paul Bailey on why Jisc goes directly to the learners themselves when looking for digital innovations. More...
Is economics a sexist science?
Victoria Bateman looks at the gender mix within economics and details her own attempts to encourage more women into the discipline. More...
The pleasures (and surprises) of interviewing academics
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...
Quality assessment must be more than a tick-box process
Hefce chief Madeleine Atkins on what a simpler, less burdensome QA system might look like. More...
The end of the line for validating institutions?
By Nick Hillman. Is Jo Johnson eyeing an alternative approach? Nick Hillman thinks he is, despite the system’s proven advantages. More...