By Athene Donald. We don’t need to ‘fix the women’, we need to fix the system, says Dame Athene Donald. More...
World University Rankings blog: 800 universities to be included in this year’s rankings
By Phil Baty. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-16 will be bigger than ever – much bigger. I can confirm that the rankings, published at 21.00 (BST) on 30 September (and launched at the THE World Academic Summit in Melbourne on 1 October) will include a total of 800 universities. More...
The folly of focusing only on ‘facilitating subjects’
By Sarah Rowlands. Ditching and devaluing ‘soft’ subjects puts creative arts in jeopardy, warns Sarah Rowlands. More...
Cut university budgets to fund FE, suggests thinktank
By Stephen Exley. However, others warn that all will lose if colleges and universities are forced to “go to war”, writes Stephen Exley. More...
Student feedback: can do better – here’s how
By David Carless. Research is pinpointing ways to make feedback more useful to undergraduates and teachers alike. David Carless writes. More...
Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015 results
By Ellie Bothwell. China continues to make progress, but Japan shows slight decline in Shanghai ranking based on research strength. More...
A-level results 2015: record number of students accepted into UK higher education
By Chris Havergal. More than 409,000 accepted on to courses as clearing gets under way, up 3 per cent on last year. More...
The importance of going global
By Roseann O'Reilly Runte. Universities must work together to achieve this goal. In nearly every university in North America, faculty and administrators have recognized the importance of globalization. More...
Don’t make me feel ashamed of my career aspirations
By Erin Clow. An alt-ac career is not the traditional route for a PhD, but it’s not shameful. Before even beginning my PhD, I had doubts about whether a “traditional” academic career was the right path for me. More...
Review: A Penny For Your Thoughts
By Melonie Fullick. In this post I’m taking a look at the latest book from Claire Polster and Janice Newson, A Penny for Your Thoughts. Polster and Newson have been researching and publishing about corporatization in Canadian universities for (literally) decades, with some of Newson’s earlier work going back to the 1980s (also check out The University Means Business). More...