Disorders of orders of magnitude
China’s sheer size means that its present economic woes will be felt worldwide, not least across the higher education sector
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THE podcast: 10-16 September 2015 issue review
This week's issue discussed by the Times Higher Education team
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TEF, REF, QR, deregulation: thoughts on Jo Johnson’s HE talk
Martin Paul Eve considers the implications of the universities and science minister’s address at the Universities UK conference
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Jo Johnson: research funding should be ‘simpler’
‘We don’t need Nobel physicists running car parks. We want the scientists focused on science,’ says universities minister
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Academics to protest at conference to ‘Stop the Arms’
‘Conference at the Gates’ confronts the buyers and sellers of arms
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10 habits for a successful postdoc
10 must-dos for postdocs identified by Catherine L Drennan, professor of chemistry and biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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News blog: what it is like to study in a Chinese university
Having attended classes in Shanghai for a year, David Matthews returns a little more sceptical about education in the country
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Top tips for finding a permanent academic job
Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor identifies the top academic ‘habits’ postdocs need to reach the next level
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No gender bias in social science research funding, study finds
Discipline may fund women fairly because of a better awareness of the ‘ingrained, institutionalized male culture of universities’
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Wales wins EU funding for up to 90 new research fellows
Financial boost follows better than average performance in the 2014 REF
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Essential PhD tips: 10 articles all doctoral students should read
PhD advice: from choosing the right topic to getting through your thesis
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Appointment of former IBM executive causes unease at University of Iowa
Bruce Harreld will become president of the institution in November