Academic life

The past year has seemed one of almost daily shocks and surprises for higher education, which THE has divulged, documented and dissected

Seven scholars from around the world give us their festive reflections on snakes, bad lobster and turkeys’ backsides

Winter reads: scholars and senior sector figures share the books that have made the greatest impact on them over the past year, and the ones they are most looking forward to reading

Chris Parr reveals the 25 Times Higher Education stories that received the most views during the last 12 months

Scholar who lives in Germany and works in UK blames Brexit after waiting months for certificate

Law lecturer’s unflattering account of Senate candidate Roy Moore triggers debate

Got some last minute scholarly Christmas shopping to do? Glen Wright has got your back

Academic travel is hard work, but destinations that are sunny and picturesque have their consolations, says Emily Michelson

Editing an academic journal is a vital and rewarding task, but also time-consuming and often frustrating. Current and former editors advise would-be gatekeepers on why you'll need the skills of a ringmaster – and more

Without action, the UK might end up in the situation of funding both subscriptions and article-processing charges on an ongoing basis, writes Helen Blanchett

Les Hatton and Gregory Warr give their two-pronged solution to the problems of peer review

It has been a tough year for higher education, but we must not forget how universities transform their students’ life chances, says Maddalaine Ansell

Journalist Jon Snow backs campaign to raise funds for Council for At-Risk Academics

Holly Else reveals the results of a THE poll seeking to uncover the extent of authorship abuses as well as views on what criteria should generate credit

It is wrong and discriminatory to assume that religion is a barrier to academic or professional excellence, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto

In the rivalry to make the next scientific breakthrough, collaboration is key. But the UK’s post-Brexit course only undermines its competitive standing

The Oxford professor of poetry on returning to ‘exotic’ Leeds, why he’s glad he didn’t study English at university, and the future of literature

Academic disputes can be acrimonious and unedifying, but victory is always sweet, says Shahidha Bari

Academics and professional staff reveal the things that prey on their minds at 2am

Academia often treats leavers as failures, but some of our smartest scholars are starting to see walking away as liberation, writes Inger Mewburn

Getting innovations to market can be a conundrum, but help and support is available for those limbering up for the knowledge exchange framework, says Siraj Ahmed Shaikh 

Hollywood and Westminster have been rocked by tales of sexual assault and abuse. Is academia similarly plagued by misuse of power and sexual misconduct? Five scholars offer their views

Academic warns universities need to take impact of accent on credibility seriously as it has ‘demotivated’ overseas lecturers

Observers hope scrapping financial audits could lead other funders to cut down on research grant bureaucracy

US scholars' tendency to award extra credit for attending non-core lectures hastens the academy's slide into transactionalism, says Robert Zaretsky 

Getting universities’ houses in order may well mean publicly dismissing some very eminent academics, say Graham Towl and Kelsey Paske

Modern universities do not always allow the necessary time for scholars’ intellectual pursuits, but slow philosophy can help address this unhappy situation, says Michelle Bolous Walker

Efforts by granddaughter of William Carlos Williams to persuade the Nobel Foundation to acknowledge the US poet could open door for other disciplines

Kingsley Purdam on the relentless need to gather feedback – and why the results of doing so are not always of much value

Long-running legal saga involving US academic and Sir Peter Scott concludes after court verdict

Bone cutters, a trepanning tool and a cloth used to wrap King George II are among the discoveries on a Halloween tour of St George's in London, explains Carly Manson

Stephen Halliday used to hate pointless meetings until he found a way to exploit the tedium

Turkey’s president was unwise to evoke Animal Farm when his attack on academics has eerie echoes of George Orwell’s novel, says Umut Özkirımli