Is UK’s shift to humanities dragging down the graduate premium?
The latest OECD data ignited a debate about the value of an arts degree in the UK, but are there other complex factors influencing the international picture?
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The impact agenda has refreshed my academic career
The pursuit of impact remains controversial, but it has opened doors to more varied careers, says Andrew McRae
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Redefine excellence to reach diversity goals, universities told
ETH rector says academia should focus on ‘excellent performances’, not quantity of research
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Elsevier vice-president aims to fix ‘disjoint’ with academics
Gemma Hersh acknowledges that publishing giant could do more to demonstrate its value
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Strong and stable is better for universities than weak and wobbly
Underinvesting in universities in the face of international competition and political upheaval will be to countries’ social and economic detriment
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AI expertise ‘an asset’ in fight against mobility restrictions
Universities also warned that lack of diversity in AI is leading to missed opportunities to solve important problems
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Composing Capital: Classical Music in the Neoliberal Era, by Marianna Ritchey
Andrew Blake explains why Beethoven’s days may be numbered
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Sex, Death, and Minuets: Anna Magdalena Bach and Her Musical Notebooks, by David Yearsley
Benjamin Ivry assesses an attempt to humanise the unapproachable genius of J. S. Bach
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THE World Academic Summit 2020 heads to Toronto
Times Higher Education flagship event will take place in Canada for first time
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What’s next for the World University Rankings?
Incorporating the UN’s SDGs and updating the citations measure will ensure our data remain as relevant and accurate as possible, writes Duncan Ross
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Reputation of degrees ‘at risk if graduate skills don’t improve’
OECD education adviser Dirk van Damme highlights disappointing maths and literacy scores of university leavers
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Sir Mark Walport to retire as UKRI chief executive in 2020
Rheumatologist previously served as government chief scientific adviser and director of Wellcome Trust
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THE World University Rankings 2020 digital edition
Universities everywhere continue to join our effort to map excellence in higher education worldwide, adding more colour and depth to our sweeping global survey. In these pages, we showcase a wealth...
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Education secretary: conditional unconditional offers ‘must end’
Gavin Williamson also calls for restrictions on unconditional offers more widely, potentially via grade threshold or numbers cap
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Fear of Breakdown: Politics and Psychoanalysis, by Noëlle McAfee
Devorah Baum is fascinated by a look at how politics needs to take much greater account of the experiences of early childhood