The fetish for vocational degrees is unhealthy
Recent calls for more ‘useful’ degrees ignore their patchy record in improving the workplace or society, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Publishers cannot afford to be coy about ethical breaches
Reluctance to shame those who breach editorial ethics has dented confidence in research integrity, argue Adam Cox, Russell Craig and Dennis Tourish
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Should we still fear foreign spies on campus?
Suspected spies posing as professors have hit the headlines in recent months. Matthew Reisz considers academia's long – and ongoing – entanglement with espionage
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Early boost for international recruitment in Australia
Foreign enrolments have surged to record numbers, possible hiccups lie ahead
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Macron vows to push ahead with admissions reform despite protests
French president claims that ‘professional agitators’ are behind campus occupations
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England and Wales student loan interest rates to rise
Students and high-earning graduates set to face 6.3 per cent interest following March’s retail price index figures
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Confessions of a THE Awards judge
Anne Kiem wishes more people knew about the amazing things going on in higher education – and offers some tips for entrants
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Bill paves way for London colleges to gain university status
Legislation making its way through Parliament could help address ‘brand confusion’ overseas
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Want to connect with your research? Try rapping it
Public health academic says studies must speak the same language as their subjects
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My journey from a council estate to a PhD
Growing up working class meant Michelle Deininger was more worried about money than academic aspirations, but after a second chance she managed to complete her PhD
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How much research goes completely uncited?
Analysis from THE’s data team suggests big differences among disciplines in the amount of scholarship that fails to garner a citation
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Exeter offers parents six months’ paid leave from day one in job
Russell Group university hopes to poach researchers from competitors with generous scheme
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French researchers pledge to go without Springer journals
‘No more direct access to Springer’s latest papers? No problem,’ says petition, signed by nearly 4,000