Thresholds, not tiers, are the way to recognise teaching quality
The Green Paper must recognise the diversity of England’s higher education sector, says John Cater
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How to kick-start your academic writing
Raul Pacheco-Vega offers six tips on how to keep the words flowing and hit your deadlines
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THE podcast: 25 February – 2 March 2016 issue review
The latest edition of Times Higher Education discussed by our editorial team
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Jisc finds most students ‘happy to share data for learning analytics’
Survey finds support for tools that could improve grades and reduce risk of dropping out
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Universities’ use of recruitment agents under scrutiny
Government considering regulation that would further hamper enrolment of international students, sector leaders fear
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Weimin Wu: pioneer physicist on Chinese science’s turbulent past, promising future
Times Higher Education hears how Wu's career encompassed filming Tiananmen protests and sending China’s first email
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Independence or Union: Scotland’s Past and Scotland’s Present, by T. M. Devine
Donald MacRaild on how the Scots see themselves and their place in the UK
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Forget English! Orientalisms and World Literatures, by Aamir R. Mufti
Eva Shan Chou on a study of how anglophone texts have come to overshadow many vernacular writings
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New and noteworthy – 25 February 2016
Latin the really old-school way, unknown Indian masters and the human rights year in review: must-read scholarly titles
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What are you reading? – 25 February 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Heroic Failure and the British, by Stephanie Barczewski
Joanna Lewis on a theory that valuing character over achievement helped to limit queasiness about the imperial project
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On Sondheim: An Opinionated Guide, by Ethan Mordden
Ken Plummer on a lively and provocative run-through of 18 major works by the towering figure of musical theatre
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The Political Origins of Inequality, by Simon Reid-Henry
Book of the week: Angelia Wilson on a call for us to take seriously our political responsibility for global poverty
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Big drop in academics commercialising their research
Despite claims that engagement with business is as important as research and teaching, academics find they have no time for work outside the academy