Canadian institute loses boss in showdown over high-risk science
University of British Columbia professor quits leadership of Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies in protest at funding reforms
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To truly judge the quality of research, read it
Journal rankings are a poor way to determine if a researcher or their research is worthwhile, argue Cormac Bryce, Michael Dowling and Brian Lucey
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Social science doctoral training centres not working, says report
Analysis of impact of doctoral training centres funded by Economic and Social Research Council prompts further questions over approach to postgraduate learning
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Research takes back seat in Australia’s international boom
Research the goal but not the currency, as Australian universities chase Chinese dollars
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World University Rankings 2019 by subject: engineering and technology methodology
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 engineering and technology subject ranking includes a range of narrower subject areas. The subjects used to create this rankings are: General...
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Australian union gets serious about casual staff
Casual academics stuck in second class, as gold-plated conditions make tenure a distant dream
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Are you being interdisciplinary for the wrong reasons?
The publication of interdisciplinary research has surged in recent decades, but is it commodifying academic research and weakening its rigour? Lakshmi Balachandran Nair asks
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Canada’s surge in foreign students tests its tolerant spirit
Colleges confront challenges around hostility on campus and concerns over plagiarism
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Students with disabilities are too often excluded
Paying attention to language and creating more inclusive social activities are ways universities can support students with mental and physical disabilities, says Christa Bailka
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THE reporter named higher education journalist of the year
John Morgan honoured at Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ annual Education Journalism Awards
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Johns Hopkins says criticism of Bloomberg gift ‘misses the mark’
Ronald Daniels promises to take more students from poor backgrounds as observers say $1.8 billion donation would be better spent elsewhere
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Australia’s student loan ‘tax’ backed by key committee
Legislation leaves government free to ‘ratchet up’ levy, say critics
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Scrap REF and allocate QR funding by headcount, says professor
Oxford’s Dorothy Bishop says spread of funding would be largely unchanged
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Campuses urged to fill gaps in ‘white, male’ institutional pasts
Conference hears how the biases of historic collections need to be addressed