The publication game: how to write an academic article
If you want your manuscript to be accepted, pepper it with formulaic neologisms, irrelevant but impressive references and suitably indented vulgarity, advises Janelle Ward
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MBA apprenticeships are not a scam
If businesses regard upskilling their middle managers as a high priority, universities should not be criticised for meeting that need, says Alec Cameron
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Video must not kill the female stars of academic debate
If women in particular must watch what they say for fear of a social media mauling, public scholarly fora will be the poorer, warns Charlotte Galpin
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Eating blubber and reserving judgement
Matthew Reisz praises the researchers who go way beyond the call of duty in investigating the world for us all
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Research intelligence: how to handle rejection
Hearing that an editor does not want to publish your work can be crushing, but learning from the experience can make you stronger
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World University Rankings 2019 by subject: four more results out now
Chinese university features in global top 10 for life sciences for first time
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University Impact Rankings: time to submit your data
Universities around the world can participate in new ranking based on UN Sustainable Development Goals
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THE global Academic Reputation Survey now open
Annual survey will inform the 2020 World University Rankings
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Immigration is driving Boston’s success in baseball and academia
The international stars in the Boston Red Sox and the city’s stellar universities highlight why Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric is so out of step with a ‘winning’ part of America, writes Jack Grove from...
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Business schools told to focus research on ‘big issues’
Conference hears scholars should focus on challenges like climate change and global sustainability, not the corporate world
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US midterms: House win gives Democrats critical leverage on HE
Voters back increases in university spending in series of local ballots
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Canadian university takes own researchers to court in IP battle
Case may show that Canada needs a broader strategy to become an innovation powerhouse
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EdX holds firm to education mission despite siren calls of profit
Chief executive Anant Agarwal explains how the Harvard-MIT platform has defied sceptics and financial pressures to stay true to its mission
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Middle-class expansion ‘to buttress Chinese student flows’
Nuanced signals suggest a long-haul future for world’s biggest market
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Student numbers cap return could bring English sector battle
Leaks suggesting plans to lower fees could chime with government agenda on tackling cross-subsidy