A happy engagement
So public engagement can harm your research career (“Public engagement: hidden costs for research careers?”, Opinion, 22 January)? Well, it can also build it, giving you new connections and...
So public engagement can harm your research career (“Public engagement: hidden costs for research careers?”, Opinion, 22 January)? Well, it can also build it, giving you new connections and...
As a long-time advocate of diverse routes into, and forms of, higher education, I was pleased to read about the increasing acceptance of “BTECs” for entry on to university courses (“Student...
In his defence of Robert Lambert (“In defence of autonomy”, Opinion, 22 January), Stefano Bonino disparages the idea that lecturers be made accountable for their non-academic past. In most cases, he...
I welcome the early day motion put forward by cross-party MPs to remove international students from the UK’s net migration target (www.timeshighereducation.co.uk, 28 January) – it’s heartening to see...
We write as chairs of subject associations representing disciplines across the arts, humanities and social sciences in UK universities. We share the concerns of Anthony Forster, vice-chancellor of...

Left impugns tactics in Universities Superannuation Scheme dispute but negotiators claim improvements were achieved

Report into ESRC network recommends careful monitoring before next stage

Aberystwyth University will run voluntary severance scheme despite having already spent millions on restructuring

Polina Bayvel of University College London says investment strategy missed the transformative potential of communications technologies

‘Culture change’ needed to avoid job losses

Prison Service is stopping critics from accessing UK jails, scholar claims

Kevin Spacey to play a key cameo in new home for fashion, fine art, film and theatre students

Anshuman Mondal, author of Islam and Controversy, deplores ‘impoverished’ discussion of rights and obligations

Elite claim ever-greater share, while 11 institutions fight over remaining 11%, says NUS Scotland analysis

Iraq region’s bid to fix ‘dysfunctional’ sector included ‘huge investment’ to send postgrads to Britain, but payoff fell short, says minister