Young talents needed to advance medical research
Informatics expertise and tech entrepreneurship required for future research, say Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust
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Historians weigh in on Britain’s relationship with Europe
Not everyone is a fan of a campaign to highlight ‘the historical myths that surround the EU'
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Two-tier pay system emerges at the LSE
Support staff to remain on single salary spine with a bespoke model set up to allow institution to compete for top early career researchers
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Q&A with Elizabeth Fenn
We speak to the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for History
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Schools-led teacher training ‘risks supply crisis’
University leaders warn government that limiting training options could result in teacher shortages
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Siena: City of Secrets, by Jane Tylus
Discover the Tuscan metropolis in a study suffused with all the vitality of the Palio, says Philip Cooke
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Hefcw spares research at cost of part-time and postgrad study
Welsh research budget protected but sector head seeks policy changes
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Oxford names first female v-c
The University of Oxford is set for a female leader for the first time in its history, with Louise Richardson in line for the post.
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Anthony Yu, 1938-2015
A leading scholar of religion and literature best known for his translation of the Chinese epic The Journey to the West has died
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News in brief – 28 May 2015
THE ‘exam howlers’ competition Bubbles for bloopers Times Higher Education is launching this year’s call for entries to its “exam howlers” competition, in which lecturers are invited to share their...
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Scientists: ignore the rules on writing to get citations
A study suggests that short and clear abstracts are associated with lower than expected citations
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Video interviews give scholars a platform to discuss work
Ideas Roadshow aims to improve non-experts’ understanding of research fields from maths to philosophy and subjects including brain science
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Broncos, pirates, professors: all powerless before corporate march
Restructures and rebrandings of public universities are taking a toll on mascots and more, says Robert Lee Maril
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Laurie Taylor on academics v administrators
Is there a way for the two tribes to rub along? An academic and an administrator consider the rules of engagement
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The decline of the Greek empire: US fraternities
The male student societies are under pressure like never before. Is it time to shut them down – or can they mend their ways?