The Ashtray (Or the Man Who Denied Reality), by Errol Morris
A one-sided account of a conflict between an eminent professor and an Oscar-winning film-maker is both upbeat and challenging, finds Howard Segal
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Are teaching and research mutually exclusive?
Is the 4* researcher who is also a stellar teacher a realistic expectation? Times Higher Education surveyed academics to find out. Jack Grove reports
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THE podcast: Debt and the academy
A discussion about how universities around the world are turning to bonds markets to raise money
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Digital evolution: a new approach to learning and teaching in higher education
Creating a digital learning environment isn’t just about convenience for students, it’s about preparing them for the future, says Renee Patton
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International outlook pays off as Japan holds its ground
Overseas students seen as key buffer against rankings drop and demographic decline
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Call to end foreign staff attendance monitoring as data ‘unused’
Home Office says records on international academics are ‘not collated in a manner which can be reported on’
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Danes reveal tips for successful Horizon 2020 applications
‘Verbose’ language, bad English and unexplained abbreviations all figure highly in reasons for rejection
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Sorbonne unveils continental Europe’s ‘biggest fundraising drive’
Reformed Paris university raising funds for professorships, labs, bursaries and restoration projects
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Hungarian academy to draw up alternative research budget
Hungarian Academy of Sciences will ‘continue negotiations’ after government bid to take charge of research financing
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Ireland considers Dublin bid for first ‘technological university’
Minister will decide whether to give go ahead to Dublin consortium in ‘engine of the economy’ plan
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Deciding to fund the UK’s mental health charter was a no-brainer
The University Mental Health Charter will be funded by the UPP Foundation and will reward universities that improve student well-being outcomes, says Richard Brabner
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‘Harvard of Africa’ now ‘not an academic institution’
Shift in focus at transcontinental African Leadership University prompts some staff to quit
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Stressed postgraduates suffer sleep and eating problems
Many students are struggling with stress-related health problems after switch to postgraduate programmes, research suggests
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Study of penis size link to self-esteem axed
Professor drops research after ‘irresponsible’ media coverage and joke responses