University rankings: made-to-measure metrics to suit local fashions
A summit in Qatar is a chance to determine the meaning of excellence in the Middle East and North Africa, says Cesar Wazen
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Macbeth, Lost Theatre, London
Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy is actor-centred and is often best presented stripped of all distractions, says Peter J. Smith
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News in brief - 19 February 2015
THE awardsDeadline extended for ThelmasThe deadline for entries for this year’s Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards – more widely known as the Thelmas – has been extended until...
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Ross School of Business helps drives urban renewal in Detroit
Demand for MBAs with social impact grows as millennials practise ‘positive business’
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#AdviceForYoungAcademics: THE-initiated Twitter trend takes off
Early career scholars offered hundreds of tips and sage advice tweeted by longer-established peers
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Don’t let others ruin your name
The use of recruitment agents is rising, but are universities putting their reputations at risk as competition hots up?
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Nature to allow double-blind peer review
Journal’s decision follows trial that found ‘no effect’ on quality of reviews, writes Holly Else
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English universities ‘over-reliant’ on Chinese postgraduates
The number of Chinese students enrolling on full-time taught master’s courses in England has grown to all but match the number of home students.
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Mental Health Day helps students share experiences
More than 50 higher education institutions are taking part in University Mental Health Day today.
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Blog: Lessons for Limpopo
A project at the University of Warwick is aiming to tackle huge challenges crippling South African schools, writes Laura Jackson
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UK students to apply to European universities via Ucas
UK students may soon be able to apply to universities in continental Europe through Ucas after the admissions body changed its rules
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Hutton: cut fees to £3K for poorest
Students from poor families should pay tuition fees of only £3,000 a year, according to the chair of the Independent Commission on Fees
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Digital skills crisis looming, peers warn
A UK shortage of digital skills has reached a “tipping point” and universities are not doing enough to address the crisis, a House of Lords report warns
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Trebling of fees had 'no major impact' on student mental health
A study has found no evidence that higher tuition fees affect student mental health in the long term
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Scott Walker: US presidential hopeful and 'antagonist of the academy'
By Paul Fain, for Inside Higher Ed