An academic’s letter to Santa
Philip Moriarty shares his Christmas wish list after taking on recommendations from the elf review panel
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Strong industry interest in research ‘needed to drive innovation’
Patent citation data suggest that economies such as South Korea, where firms have capacity to drive research, are making most progress
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Shaking off the ghosts of interviews past
An interview at Oxford is an opportunity to be celebrated, no matter how many questions you can’t answer, says Arabella Byrne
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Major drive to create data science tools for historians launched
Turing Institute and British Library collaborate on project to use artificial intelligence techniques to analyse texts
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Seeking refuge from the Christmas storm? So did Jane Austen
The onslaught of family and merriment during the festive season could be too much for even the English gentry at times, observes Jocelyn Harris
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The 10 most popular World University Rankings stories of 2018
A look at the most-read Times Higher Education university rankings articles from the past 12 months
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Seesaw funding leaves Australian research ‘in crisis’
Government increases funding for project grants but cuts cash for associated costs
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Philosophers urge Hull to think again over course cuts
Linguists also concerned about the creation of modern-language ‘deserts’
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Want researchers to save the world? Let them have fun
Encouraging academics to spend time with scholars from outside their own discipline will be vital to tackling today’s grand challenges, says Annette Rubery
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Letters – 20/27 December 2018
Student loan change risks backward step The 180-degree flip by the Office for National Statistics in its accounting for student loans may seem embarrassing for policymakers, but it is more...
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What are you reading? – 20/27 December 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century, by Helena Rosenblatt
Book of the week: Alexandre Lefebvre asks whether it is possible to cultivate a liberal character in the modern world
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Winter: a time for contemplation
As the winter solstice looms in the northern hemisphere, five academics reflect on the light and dark of the dead season
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King Arthur: The Making of the Legend, by Nicholas J. Higham
King Arthur’s mystique means he can be whatever we want him to be, discovers Katherine Harvey