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DfE allowed ‘university academy’ name for Class of ’92 venture

Critics claim move makes it 'too easy' for new providers to use ‘university’ in name

By John Morgan

23 September

A secret best kept: does pay disclosure come at a price?

21 September

High rents ‘hold back universities in large cities’

21 September

Academics ‘could have to pay to quote’ under EU committee’s plan

21 September

DfE allowed ‘university academy’ name for Class of ’92 venture

By John Morgan

23 September

Pro-colonialism paper outcry prompts author to ‘request withdrawal’

By Matthew Reisz

22 September

‘No link’ between class size and England's TEF outcomes

By Jack Grove

22 September

Strong leadership is needed to stop student mental health crisis

The University of Buckingham’s vice-chancellor set out his blueprint for how universities should support students

By Anthony Seldon

21 September

DfE allowed ‘university academy’ name for Class of ’92 venture

Critics claim move makes it 'too easy' for new providers to use ‘university’ in name

By John Morgan

23 September

A secret best kept: does pay disclosure come at a price?

21 September

High rents ‘hold back universities in large cities’

21 September

Academics ‘could have to pay to quote’ under EU committee’s plan

21 September

World University Rankings 2018: the key measures marking Asia’s progress

Simon Baker, THE’s data editor, analyses the areas of academic activity that are central to the progress Asian universities are making

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Rankings data reveal small superstars with a bright future

THE analysis shows which institutions are on the verge of wider recognition for their impressive research performance

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'Civic glue' of universities needed more than ever

By Hakim Yadi

19 September

US Student Success Forum

26 September - 27 September 2017

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Career advice: should universities award credit for compassion?

Studies from industry and academia show there are significant benefits to incentivising supportive behaviour, says Theo Gilbert

By Theo Gilbert

21 September

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DfE allowed ‘university academy’ name for Class of ’92 venture

Critics claim move makes it 'too easy' for new providers to use ‘university’ in name

By John Morgan

23 September

Pro-colonialism paper outcry prompts author to ‘request withdrawal’

Half of Third World Quarterly editorial board resign in protest over ‘case for colonialism’ essay

By Matthew Reisz

22 September

‘No link’ between class size and England's TEF outcomes

No correlation between HEA fellowship numbers and TEF ratings, analysis also finds

By Jack Grove

22 September

US scientists dominate Nobel predictions

By Holly Else

21 September

UK invests £65 million in US research in landmark deal

By Jack Grove

20 September

Academics ‘could have to pay to quote’ under EU committee’s plan

By David Matthews

21 September

Online courses ‘more time-consuming’ to prepare for, study says

By Jack Grove

21 September

Warning over failure to educate Syria’s young refugees

By David Matthews

21 September

High rents ‘hold back universities in large cities’

By David Matthews

21 September

Predatory journals offer ‘authorship for sale’

By Holly Else

21 September

Gary Neville joins with Lancaster to create University ’92

By Holly Else

20 September

Stanford professor wins inaugural $4 million Yidan Prize

By Ellie Bothwell

20 September

Could Chinese demand plug Taiwan’s higher education hole?

Taiwan hopes that attracting students from further afield, particularly mainland China, will help to address its higher education crisis. But this in turn brings challenges, including compromised academic freedom, writes Chris Parr

21 September

A secret best kept: does pay disclosure come at a price?

Salary transparency can promote equality but also tends to foment jealousy and strife among academic staff, as Adrian Furnham has seen at first hand

How will Brexit shape the European research landscape?

Holly Else considers how the withdrawal of one of the biggest players in European research could change science on the Continent, and likely national winners and losers

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Opinion

By Anthony Seldon

Strong leadership is needed to stop student mental health crisis

The University of Buckingham’s vice-chancellor set out his blueprint for how universities should support students

21 September

Social science is rising to the challenges of the impact agenda

Social scientists are innovating to ensure their research is relevant, but more must be done, says Rick Delbridge

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Ignore the cacophony, but speak up

The attacks may be ill-informed, but universities must keep demonstrating the value that they provide for students, graduates and society, says Anton Muscatelli

A kind word is too rarely heard

By Tom Pow

21 September

Engagement may be a matter of survival

By Andrew Petter

21 September

Steep rise in student suicides must be tackled

By Jeremy Hunt

20 September

'Civic glue' of universities needed more than ever

By Hakim Yadi

19 September

Policy watch

Fair access is about to be set back significantly and universities must act

The loss of Supporting Professionalism in Admissions would be bad news for students, says Les Ebdon

World insight

The French revolution in higher education is starting to bear fruit

PSL’s high entry position in the THE World University Rankings reflects one of the ambitions of France’s programme of mergers, say John Ludden, Philippe Le Prestre and Jean-Marc Rapp

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More or less in balance

Countries worldwide are grappling with the challenge of expanding higher education with limited resources while maintaining quality

By Simon Baker

Times Higher Education v-c pay survey 2017

In our annual survey of vice-chancellors’ pay, which reveals double-digit hikes for some and more modest rises for others, Simon Baker examines how remuneration committees make their decisions amid calls for greater transparency over the ‘arbitrary’ nature of salary increases

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Book Reviews

Book of the week

By Danny Dorling

Slums: The History of a Global Injustice, by Alan Mayne

Book of the week: Is poor housing here to stay? Hopefully not, but one word associated with it has a grip on our culture, says Danny Dorling

21 September

I Am Not a Brain: Philosophy of Mind for the 21st Century, by Markus Gabriel

Are humans just a ‘pack of neurons’? Steven Rose is frustrated by a poorly argued challenge to the materialist consensus in neuroscience

Once Upon an Algorithm: How Stories Explain Computing, by Martin Erwig

John Gilbey praises an entertaining text that draws on popular culture to explain the essentials of computer science to the general reader

Pious Fashion: How Muslim Women Dress, by Elizabeth Bucar

Reina Lewis applauds an insightful analysis of women’s ‘pious fashion’ in Muslim cultures

The Fateful Triangle: Race, Ethnicity, Nation, by Stuart Hall

Kalwant Bhopal finds a text based on Harvard lectures given by the great sociologist in 1994 poignantly relevant today

Shelf Life

Books interview: Daniel Everett

The anthropologist on the wonders of language and how missionary stories inspired his work in the Amazonian jungle

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