St George’s, University of London names new principal
Consultant gynaecologist and Imperial College London professor Jenny Higham takes over at South London institution
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MPs confirmed for BIS and science committees
Members include experienced higher education campaigner Paul Blomfield and medical doctor Tania Mathias
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Should universities ‘sell’ their graduates online?
A Chinese university has launched an e-commerce site in a bid to improve its graduate employment figures. Will others follow suit? asks Ellie Bothwell
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Growth in applications to UK universities slows
The most selective institutions fare best as student number controls lifted
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News blog: How will the National Living Wage affect universities?
George Osborne's plan for a minimum £9 an hour will not affect vast majority of university staff, but there will be cost implications for institutions, says Jack Grove
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University of Warwick commits to fossil fuel divestment
Campaigners say suitable fossil-free investment funds should be available within a year
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THE podcast: 9-15 July 2015 issue review
This week's issue discussed by the Times Higher Education team
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The female voyeur in film
Davina Quinlivan reflects on how female voyeurs in film contrast with ‘impotent’ peeping Toms by being portrayed as empowered and vengeful
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Summer reads 2015
Academics, administrators and senior sector figures on two holiday tomes: a new must-read and a classic to revisit
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Metrics: how to handle them responsibly
Amid concerns about the growing use – and abuse – of quantitative measures in universities, a major new review examines the role of metrics in the assessment of research, from the REF to performance...
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Medieval dread: student deviance and devilry
Even centuries ago, student misconduct and violence vexed townspeople and authorities. The behaviour, says one scholar, highlights negative stereotypes and socio-political tensions
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Carol Clark, 1940-2015
A scholar and translator who broke through glass ceilings at Oxford has died
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Q&A with Howard Covington
We speak to the chair of the Alan Turing Institute
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Tell us about your paper – and make it short and tweet
A medical journal now requires submissions to be accompanied by a Twitter-length summary
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Read and heed the heels
I would like to commend Times Higher Education for the attention paid to shoes in recent issues, with articles that brilliantly discuss footwear and its history in relation to power and femininity (“...