UK is a knockout performer on pound-for-pound basis
GDP-adjusted ranking of global higher education systems puts British system near top
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Third of casual staff struggling to pay rent, UCU poll finds
Survey details the financial and personal costs of casualisation in higher education
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Wes Streeting MP: we captured the spirit of ambition of those voting
The former president of the National Union of Students explains how his background helped Labour take Ilford North from the Tories
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21 May 2015
Look to the future – Is the traditional doctoral thesis headed for oblivion?
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Carina Buckley, Danny Dorling, David Hardiman, R. C. Richardson, Vernon Trafford...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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World in brief – 21 May 2015
Source: GettyUnited StatesMr President, you’ve got mailActor Tom Hanks has put his weight behind President Barack Obama’s plans to give US students two years of community college education without...
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Q&A with David Maguire
We speak to the Greenwich v-c and newly appointed head of Jisc
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Grant winners – 21 May 2015
Royal SocietyWolfson Research Merit AwardsAwards are worth £10,000-£30,000 a year, which is a salary enhancementAward winner: Martin KuballInstitution: University of BristolGallium nitride diamond...
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They smashed his vote!
Surely Mr Ted Odgers, candidate for Smash the Bosses, Poppleton West, should demand a rerun of the ballot (“Local election tsunami”, The Poppletonian, 14 May). His failure to obtain a single vote...
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A toast to Soviet science
PeteinBlack (“Soviet administrators”, Letters, 14 May) is convinced that “the managerialist regime inside many universities is worryingly similar to aspects of the Soviet Union”. If only it were so....
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Oxford libraries in disrepair
Like any loyal graduate of the University of Oxford, I was delighted to see that its current big fundraising drive has been so successful (“Oxford hits £2 billion in fundraising campaign”, 12 May). I...
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The OU is closing doors
Last year, the East Grinstead regional centre that served the South East was removed from the Open University map. Under new proposals, the OU’s regional structure will be reduced further. Some are...
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Right to remain silent
Recently there have been two articles in Times Higher Education about the Quality Assurance Agency keeping details of review appeals secret (“QAA’s lips are sealed about review’s critical findings in...
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On the gender agenda
I am grateful to Times Higher Education for running the brilliant article on gender imbalance (“Room at the top”, Features, 14 May), and to Amanda Goodall and Margit Osterloh for writing a balanced...
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An effective response to a dystopian vision
What does the recent general election result presage for UK higher education (“Stand by for deeper cuts, higher fees and a battle over Europe”, News, 14 May)? It means a continuation of recent course...