Tuition fees could pay a political price
Higher education policy could easily be drawn into the deal-making and compromises that are routine in hung parliaments, says Nick Pearce
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Summertime, and the livin’ is queasy
The pressure of producing high-quality research publications spoils the long vacation for many academics, says Rachel Moss
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Universities need to plan for a dark future if academics prefer their own Plan B
Conditions that undermine the notion of scholarly vocation – relentless work, ubiquitous bureaucracy – can cause academics acute distress and spur them to quit, says Ruth Barcan
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The Language of Suspense in Crime Fiction: A Linguistic Stylistic Approach, by Reshmi Dutta-Flanders
Book of the week: Sharon Wheeler investigates how mystery writers play a guessing game with their reader-sleuths
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Books interview: Brent Hayes Edwards
The professor of English and author of Epistrophies discusses the literary works that sing out to him
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Times Higher Education’s academic holiday guide 2017
With the holiday season upon us, five academics suggest some unique destinations you may want to consider – or perhaps not
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‘Unfortunately, our referees are not up to the job’
For those vacationing in Peer Review Land, Felipe Fernández-Armesto offers some help with the local lingo
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What are you reading? – 13 July 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Laurie Taylor – 13 July 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Holiday: the pause that refreshes
Academics may see their work as a calling, which makes it hard for them to switch off. But vacations are essential for well-being – and a bit of fun
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An age-old topic: to carry on or to step aside?
When is “The right time to retire” for academics? John Gill asks in his leader of 6 July. I can see where there might be exceptions to the rule, enabling a professor to stay on, but having an age...
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Contact fallacies
Your story “University applicants ‘expect more contact hours than at school’” (www.timeshighereducation.com, 4 July) reports survey findings that 60 per cent of new undergraduates expect to have more...