Toby Young OfS appointment epitomises how the privileged seldom fail
The appointment of Young to the OfS board is upsetting but unsurprising, says Lisa Mckenzie
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Les Ebdon: ‘nuclear option’ fears kept universities in line
England’s outgoing director of fair access mulls progress on participation and gives advice to new regulator
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Schools ‘over-predict grades to get students unconditional offer’
Pro vice-chancellor warns that students may be ending up on courses on which they will struggle
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Academics report harassment at political science conference
Eleven per cent of women and 3 per cent of men report inappropriate sexual advances or touching at American Political Science Association meeting
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Data bite: what kind of research is popular online?
The data underlying Altmetric’s top 100 articles of last year suggest that health research shared on Twitter has most impact
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‘Bruised’ universities can regain public confidence in 2018
Claire Taylor looks at how UK universities can rebuild trust
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Russell Group chief: we might be elite, but we’re not elitist
Research-intensive mission group can act for benefit of whole UK sector, says Tim Bradshaw
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English providers voice concerns over Office for Students regime
Universities fear they will be forced to subsidise the cost of regulating new entrants to the sector
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Women ‘more likely to be pressured to add authors’ to papers
Junior researchers also more likely to feel they have to give credit to colleagues who made minimal contributions
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Cafe culture helps National University of Singapore hit new heights
Diverse dining options are part of institution’s recipe for success, says outgoing president Tan Chorh Chuan
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Appointment of Toby Young to Office for Students board criticised
University and College Union says selection of ‘Tory cheerleader’ raises questions about new regulator’s role in English sector
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Brexit, tuition fees and China: my predictions for academia in 2018
Simon Marginson looks ahead at what 2018 has in store for academia in the UK and further afield
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Increased public research funding ‘fails to bring more citations’
Increases in government research funding are absorbed by scientists at the ‘bottom of the hierarchy’, study suggests
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Education technology: what does 2018 have in store?
Martin Hamilton on four edtech trends to look out for over the next 12 months
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New Austrian government to bring in university tuition fees
Concerns raised over moves to ‘mute’ students’ union and potential for far-Right figures on university boards