Gendered adjectives: do you want to be described as hard-working?
University staff may often write letters of recommendation in a very gendered way, warns Dame Athene Donald
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BRICS Universities Summit 2016: Exclusive university networks ‘fail’ higher education
Provost of Universitas 21 tells THE summit that universities must engage with institutions outside their elite groups
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Universities’ lack of fight over casualisation is an embarrassment
Exploitative employment model is UK higher education’s ‘dirty little secret’, says Sally Hunt
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BRICS Universities Summit 2016: University leadership of ‘poor’ quality, says higher education scholar
Berkeley academic also tells THE event that government initiatives have little influence on the quality of universities
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Minister makes assurances on 2017-18 PhD funding for EU students
UK universities can now ‘feel confident’ in recruiting postgraduate students for 2017-18, says RCUK chair
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Interview with Lord Sainsbury
We talk with this year’s winner of the THE Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award about the decline of student politics, what Michael Gove is getting wrong and bacon sandwiches
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Career advice: how to lead a research team
Five top European academics offer advice on how to mentor, manage and expand a research team
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Universities creating generation of ‘wuss’ lawyers, says professor
Students may crumble in court if they’re not exposed to ‘disturbing’ ideas, George Washington University academic claims
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Aubrey Trotman-Dickenson, 1926-2016
Renowned chemist and administrator, known for his financial acumen and attention to detail, oversaw the creation of Cardiff University
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Ice hockey helps professor boost literature study in Canada
Jon Marcus reports from Saskatoon in Saskatchewan on how an academic is using the country’s favourite sport to teach his students
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‘Black and Hispanic female PhDs’ need science mentors
US study finds biomedical PhDs from certain ethnic minorities are less likely to understand the ‘hidden’ rules of succeeding in science
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Do websites like The Tab spell the end for student journalism?
Sophie Hunter looks at what disruption of the student news market by the internet means for the traditional campus newspaper
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Prepare students 'to fail' so they can learn, report suggests
Key finding of annual study into future pedagogical trends would mean students 'struggle' but gain deeper understanding
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Stop investing in arms trade, university pension fund is told
The Universities Superannuation Scheme’s stake in former cluster bomb manufacturer Textron is an inappropriate use of savings, campaigners say
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‘Fossil-free’ movement shows the way for ethical divestment
Momentum is building for fossil fuel divestment in UK and US universities, while American institutions are cutting ties with ‘racist’ private prisons industry