Why so negative?
In the survey referred to in “Modern languages REF results ‘skewed’ by subpanel merger” (News, 27 August), respondents were asked, “Was the change of panel structure a benefit?” To this, 22...
In the survey referred to in “Modern languages REF results ‘skewed’ by subpanel merger” (News, 27 August), respondents were asked, “Was the change of panel structure a benefit?” To this, 22...

Emulating Germany’s funding model would not be easy, but English critics tend to overlook its strengths, says Howard Hotson

As he retires, Alan Ryan reflects on how higher education has changed and asks if the sector’s expansion has been a success

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

Dalmeet Singh Chawla looks at short, sharp new ways to impart information from journal articles

A scholar, novelist and photographer whose work drew on her past as a Jewish émigré from the Soviet Union has died

The former England rugby league captain and double university graduate talks higher education and life after sport. Plus the latest higher education appointments

China’s sheer size means that its present economic woes will be felt worldwide, not least across the higher education sector

This week's issue discussed by the Times Higher Education team

Martin Paul Eve considers the implications of the universities and science minister’s address at the Universities UK conference