Warwick v-c Nigel Thrift targeted by petition over knighthood
A petition has been set up calling for Nigel Thrift, the University of Warwick vice-chancellor, to be stripped of his knighthood.
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Duke of York defended by Huddersfield v-c
The University of Huddersfield vice-chancellor Bob Cryan has defended the Duke of York, its patron, in the face of “ridiculous” sex allegations
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Sir David Bell calls for change of tack on teacher training
Government fixated with education departments being ‘Marxist hotbeds’, says Reading v-c
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Obama to make “free community college” proposal
US president promises two years of free higher education for “everyone willing to work for it”
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Universities’ place in North West economic plan highlighted
David Cameron and George Osborne have trumpeted universities’ involvement in plans to boost the economy of the North West
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NSS to include teacher training students after funding council steps in
Hefce to fund participation after DfE agency pulled plug on money
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New University of Ulster vice-chancellor unveiled
The University of Ulster has appointed Paddy Nixon as its new vice-chancellor
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Charlie Hebdo murders: the bravery of the satirists
Laurence Grove on the role of bandes dessinées and satirical cartoons in France’s commitment to liberty
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THE podcast: 8-14 January 2015 issue review
Download the podcastUniversity salary details, a new private provider mission group and the Times Higher Education books section are all discussed in this week’s issue review podcast.John Elmes is...
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Aimhigher revisited? New national outreach project launched
A national group of collaborative outreach networks working with schools and colleges has launched, four years after a similar project was scrapped
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Universities must not become part of the security apparatus
The counter-terrorism bill will co-opt academics into the ‘securocrat’ and chill debate on campus - it must be fought, says Martin Hall
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Multidisciplinary departments: do they work?
Tim Hall describes staff and student experiences of interdisciplinary mergers, including an awkward departmental ‘speed date’
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Interview: Terry Eagleton
The literary theorist talks about his 50-year career, the importance of low-minded virtues and the double act of Christianity and communism
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Dutch universities dig in for long fight over open access
Institutions ‘unbending’ on fee-free demand as talks with Elsevier resume
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School of Advanced Study reaffirms commitment to digital research
New professors in digital history and digital humanities are examples of institution performing its ‘national role’