By Josie Gurney-Read. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts are home to some of North America’s most famous universities — but which is right for you. Read more...
False eyelashes, proposals and Paxman: The real reasons why women don't enter University Challenge
By Radhika Sanghani. Jeremy Paxman has reignited the sexism debate about University Challenge, asking why so few women made it to the semi-final. Radhika Sanghani finds out the true answer from former female contestants. Read more...
April Fools' Day 2015: the best education pranks
By Hannah Price and Josie Gurney-Read. From an A-level in circus skills, to a 'self-driving punt' at Oxford University, we round up some of the best education pranks this April Fools' Day. Read more...
National licence mooted to free up research access
By. The government should consider negotiating a national licence with publishers that would give access to academic research to anyone with a UK internet connection.
That is the proposal floated in a Higher Education Policy Institute “occasional paper”, launched on 31 March, entitled “Open access: is a national licence the answer? and written by David Price, vice-provost for research at University College London, and Sarah Chaytor, head of public policy in his office. More...
General election 2015: survey of university staff now open
By. The Times Higher Education general election survey is seeking the views of all UK higher education employees on the upcoming election. More...
Kenya attack highlights universities' vulnerability
By. A deadly attack at a Kenyan university demonstrates that higher education institutions are a “soft target” for terrorists, campaigners have said. More...
Times Higher Education pay survey 2015
By . Did rises for vice-chancellors outpace those of academic staff, and did the REF swell the salaries of star researchers? Jack Grove rings up the benefits accrued. More...
Georgian papers to be digitised
By . The Royal Archives have launched a major project to make their complete collection of Georgian papers available online. More...
Science policies laid out ahead of general election
By . The UK’s main political parties have laid out their plans for science just days before the official general election campaign kicks off. More...
Overseas academics ‘should have REF input’
By . Including more international voices on assessment panels, introducing metrics to measure impact and making sure that every academic fits into the defined categories are some ways the research excellence framework could be improved. More...