What are the chances?
I haven’t read the article in the national press about an Open University algorithm that can forecast a student’s final grade “within just a week of their starting their course” (The week in higher...
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A question of satisfaction
More than 300,000 individuals answering 23 questions, each with five possible responses (“NSS 2015: £9K tuition fees fail to dent satisfaction”, News, 13 August). Yet the Department for Business,...
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Prizes for dismal science
Paul G. Ellis points out that if the award of Nobel prizes this century is quantified per capita, then the US lead over other countries seems rather less impressive (“And the awards go to…”, Letters...
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Follow my lead, turkey
I was astounded to learn that the University of Michigan has been “terrorised” by a turkey (The week in higher education, 6 August). One wonders why the faculty didn’t come out performing the “turkey...
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THE podcast: 20-26 August 2015 issue review
This week's issue discussed by the Times Higher Education team
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Best University Workplace 2016 survey open
Tell us what you love (or loathe) about your institution
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Black and Asian scholars 'less likely' to have been submitted to the REF
Hefce study finds large differences in submission rates by ethnicity and gender
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World University Rankings blog: dealing with freak research papers
Phil Baty explains why hundreds of research papers will not be considered when compiling the next Times Higher Education rankings
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New chief executive named by Jisc
Paul Feldman joins sector technology body as it shifts to new funding model
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Syrian archaeologist ‘beheaded in cold blood’
Islamic State targets octogenarian scholar, according to reports
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When it’s not worth getting it right: pedantry and the academy
Matthew Reisz reflects on some academics' desire to be joylessly patronizing
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Too many graduates in non-professional jobs, HR body says
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development says many school-leavers may be better off enrolling on apprenticeships
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Do more to support student mothers, universities told
Warwick study highlights high dropout rate and queries social mobility benefits