Body odour seen as ‘less disgusting’ between teammates
Students asked to sniff smelly shirts bearing different university logos showed a preference for those sporting their institution’s brand
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University of St Andrews principal named
Oxford pro vice-chancellor Sally Mapstone to take on role vacated by Louise Richardson
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Eight hours in airport detention for wanting to talk about a course? Welcome to the UK
US PhD applicant Sabine Parrish recalls an unpleasant encounter with UK immigration
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Teaching excellence: how to strike the right balance
Patrick O’Malley shares the secrets of his success in the first of a series of blogs from nominees for Most Innovative Teacher of the Year at the THE Awards
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EU referendum starting gun sparks university leaders into action
Leaving the EU would damage international partnerships vital to research excellence, v-cs say in letter to national newspaper
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Marcus du Sautoy: ‘mathematicians are storytellers’
Scholar describes how mathematicians take their audience on a journey to new peaks of discovery
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PhDs: should you publish while you study?
Study suggests there may be long-term benefits from publishing, but critics warn of ‘too much, too soon’
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How to submit a PhD thesis
The final few months of a PhD can often be the hardest, so here are a few tips from a doctoral candidate who recently submitted her thesis
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Peer review admin takes ‘less than an hour’
But peer review processing firm must deal with author comments like those on ‘consenting mole rats’
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Linking NSS scores to job prospects is ‘inappropriate influence’, says Hefce
Ahead of TEF, funding council says universities must not seek to sway students’ responses
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University isn’t for men? No one told me or my students
Jem Bloomfield doesn’t recognise the picture of a higher education system that panders to female students and glories in marginalising their male peers
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World insight: Banging the drum for liberal arts in East Asia
Countries like Singapore are turning to broad-based education just as the US turns away from it, says Trisha Craig
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University of Cambridge to host hip hop conference
The UK’s first academic conference on hip hop comes straight outta Cambridge
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Let universities help tackle the teacher training crisis
Higher education institutions are ready to do their bit but are being held back, say Maureen Glackin and Claire Taylor