THE podcast: Simon Nelson interview
Download the podcastSimon Nelson, chief executive of the UK massive open online course platform FutureLearn, talks to Times Higher Education reporter, Chris Parr, about the one-year anniversary of...
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Aberystwyth v-c uses blog to defend record
April McMahon blames ‘years of underinvestment’ for tumbling league table positions
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Caricature of university president returned…in pieces
By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed
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David Willetts given fellowship by Academy of Social Sciences
David Willetts, the former universities minister, ranks among “34 leading social scientists” awarded fellowship status by the Academy of Social Sciences
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THE books podcast: Shlomo Sand
Download the podcastShlomo Sand, emeritus professor in the department of history at the University of Tel Aviv, in conversation with Times Higher Education writer, Matthew Reisz.In this podcast, the...
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Blog: Parliamentary scrutiny of HE regulation? Yes please!
Education lawyer Smita Jamdar on the danger of piecemeal change to the regulatory regime
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Video: Three-minute thesis finalists
Video pitches from the 17 PhD students from around the world who have made it to the final of a competition that challenges them to present their research in three minutes
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Universities unveil firm pension proposals
Universities have set out their plans to reform the sector’s largest pension scheme.
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Nobel Prize for economics won by Jean Tirole
A French academic has won the Nobel Prize for economics for his work on market power and regulation
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The 10 most popular stories of September 2014
Which were the most-read Times Higher Education stories of last month? Well, it’s funny you should ask…
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Cable ignores the gloss by focusing on private ‘dross’
Private not-for-profits don’t deserve to be tarred with the same brush as some Johnny-come-latelys, says Phil Deans
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Four UK PhD students in three-minute thesis final
Four PhD students from UK universities have made it to the final of a competition that challenges them to present their research in three minutes
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‘New’ approach to economics courses criticised
A new approach to teaching economics being piloted at eight leading universities has been criticised by campaigners
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Chuka Umunna pledges action on lack of black professors
Labour’s Chuka Umunna wants to “hold universities’ feet to the fire” on the “unacceptable lack of diversity in their leadership and their senior staff”
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Mental health problems 'affect work of two-thirds of HE staff'
Nearly two-thirds of higher education staff say their work performance has suffered as a result of mental health problems, according to a survey