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7 December

Third of cancer researchers fail to help reproducibility project

7 December

Probation period for PhD supervisors ‘could prevent exploitation’

7 December

Are there too many arts graduates? That is the wrong question

Scrutiny of graduate outcomes is appropriate but the issue is much more complex than arts v science, says Anna Vignoles

By Anna Vignoles

7 December

Universities are not immune to the toxin of stupidity

6 December

Professional success is liberal arts colleges’ best-kept secret

5 December

Times Higher Education rankings: 2022 schedule announced

The release of the world’s most international universities will commence next year’s launches

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University Impact Forum: Health & Well-being Asia

20 January - 20 January 2022

Universal design for learning: an introduction and getting started

By Dara Cassidy

Third of cancer researchers fail to help reproducibility project

7 December

Professional success is liberal arts colleges’ best-kept secret

By Jeffrey Nesteruk

5 December

South Carolina assault on tenure ‘will drive academics away’

2 December

Decline in student mental health ‘outlasting Covid’

2 December

Trust-based bookkeeping could prompt timid partnering

7 December

Are there too many arts graduates? That is the wrong question

By Anna Vignoles

7 December

Longer PhD funding means UK council will support fewer students

By Chris Havergal

6 December

UCU faces challenge on rescheduling lectures lost to strike

By Jack Grove

6 December

Probation period for PhD supervisors ‘could prevent exploitation’

7 December

Tan Eng Chye: fully embracing lifelong learning

7 December

Welcome foreigners to avoid demographic cliff edge, Korea told

6 December

Chinese supervisors charged with enforcing campus lockdowns

By Jing Liu

2 December

Australia to finance new microcredentials from old funding

7 December

Australian opposition promises more university places

6 December

Murdoch completes Irish swap deal for new vice-chancellor

6 December

New Zealand academics investigated over Māori knowledge letter

6 December

News

‘Big five’ losing monopoly on English-language degree courses

Almost one in five English-medium degrees now taught outside Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and US

7 December

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Third of cancer researchers fail to help reproducibility project

NIH vows shifts after years-long assessment finds top-cited scientists rarely share data and measure up poorly when they do

7 December

Person practices on a trampoline under the instruction of a coach to illustrate Probation period for PhD supervisors ‘could prevent exploitation’

Probation period for PhD supervisors ‘could prevent exploitation’

Students should be able to try out mentors before committing to a years-long relationship, researchers say

7 December

Trust-based bookkeeping could prompt timid partnering

7 December

Australia to finance new microcredentials from old funding

7 December

Australian opposition promises more university places

6 December

Longer PhD funding means UK council will support fewer students

By Chris Havergal

6 December

New Zealand academics investigated over Māori knowledge letter

6 December

UCU faces challenge on rescheduling lectures lost to strike

By Jack Grove

6 December

Welcome foreigners to avoid demographic cliff edge, Korea told

6 December

Murdoch completes Irish swap deal for new vice-chancellor

6 December

Australian chief scientist floats new open access proposal

5 December

Sheffield Hallam flexes ‘levelling up’ power in South Yorkshire

As ministers prepare White Paper, South Yorkshire Futures programme reaching neglected suburbs and towns could be model for putting policy into practice

2 December

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Times Higher Education: 50 years of critical friendship

On 15 October 1971, the first edition of The Times Higher Education Supplement was published. In the five decades since, the publication now known as Times Higher Education has charted the expansion and marketisation of the UK sector while taking an ever more global perspective. Three editors reflect on their time at the helm

Cloud light art installation people walking with a honeymoon couple in front to illustrate Is the honeymoon period over for liberal arts in Asia?

Is the honeymoon period over for liberal arts in Asia?

Saikat Majumdar surveys developments from the Gulf to South Korea in light of the closure of Yale-NUS College

Opinion

By Peter Vervest

What can universities learn from Amazon?

From putting the customer first to the buzzword that is “fulfilment”, there’s much to be gleaned from the way Amazon and its ilk embraced digital technology, says Peter Vervest

2 December

How to ensure your university’s branding isn’t bland as blancmange

Universities’ promo materials and slogans play it safe to the point of indolence, says Jonathan Wilson. He explains how to take a leaf from the global brand playbook

More than 3,000 students draw together during a mock college entrance exam for art to illustrate Too many arts graduates? That is the wrong question

Are there too many arts graduates? That is the wrong question

Scrutiny of graduate outcomes is appropriate but the issue is much more complex than arts v science, says Anna Vignoles

Universities are not immune to the toxin of stupidity

By Manuel Freire-Garabal

6 December

Universities must address the downsides of innovation districts

By Costas Spirou

4 December

Bristol’s sacking of David Miller imperils academic freedom

By Jonathan Rosenhead

3 December

Professional success is liberal arts colleges’ best-kept secret

By Jeffrey Nesteruk

5 December

World policy

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Polish universities are walking a political tightrope

The country’s conservative government is wary of academia’s social influence and values, but a ministerial letter offers hope, says Agnieszka Piotrowska

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Alumni associations should help tackle humanity’s big challenges

Graduate networks are the perfect launch vehicle for systemic voluntary efforts to improve society, say Michael Madison and Martin Skladany

The newsroom blog

Use it or lose it

How can academics be free to speak out and enquire when the principles of robust open debate are under attack from without and within?

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Talking leadership

Tan Eng Chye: fully embracing lifelong learning

The National University of Singapore president says changing mindsets has been the most challenging aspect of overhauling approach to education

7 December

Bill Flanagan: restructuring a university after huge budget cuts

The University of Alberta president discusses using data, collaboration and a positive vision to turn around the institution while minimising internal disputes

30 November

Minouche Shafik: embedding sustainability across a university

The LSE director on the institution’s green strategy, the importance of social scientists working with industry and the advantages of being ‘different’