Grant winners - 21 August 2014
Royal SocietyWolfson Research Merit AwardsAwards are worth £10,000-£30,000 a year, which is a salary enhancementAward winner: Françoise TisseurInstitution: University of ManchesterNew approaches to...
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Martin Cohen, Jonathan Eaton, Judie Newman, A. W. Purdue and Sharon Wheeler...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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News in brief - 21 August 2014
Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesChina gains ground on WestChina’s universities are catching up with the West on research strength, but only slowly, according to the Academic Ranking of World...
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Appointments - 21 August 2014
The latest higher education appointments
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JoAnn Carmin, 1957-2014
One of the world’s leading environmental sociologists has died
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Q&A with Declan Sephton-Hulme
We speak to a recent Edge Hill graduate, Super League rugby player and brain haemorrhage survivor
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#HErelax: Work less, do more, live better
Readers offer their insights into clocking off and enjoying the world beyond work
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Swansea carry-on
What a carry-on at Swansea (“Upscaling dean claims his actions compensated for disgruntled staff”, News, 14 August). As Nigel Piercy, the dean of the management school, yells “Infamy! Infamy! They’ve...
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Hidden side to satisfaction
The contention that smaller institutions seem to do better than larger ones for student satisfaction scores in the National Student Survey (“Non-Russell Group institutions lead in satisfaction stakes...
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Dreaming of a more democratic academy
As a member of staff at a Scottish university, I found Times Higher Education’s latest issue of particular interest.Ferdinand von Prondzynski’s opinion piece “Divergence has delivered results” (News...
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The week in higher education - 21 August 2014
On A-level results day, Nick Pettigrew tweeted: “I got ABB in my A levels but needed another A to get a Uni place. So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to me.” As Mr Pettigrew describes...
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It couldn’t happen here?
The pitfalls of the American experience of marketisation are well known, but the UK need not make the same mistakes
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Who does what at English universities
Lecturers make up the largest group of staff employed at English universities, according to data compiled by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. More than 94,000 people were employed in...
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GTAs at University of Leeds target v-c in row over unpaid work
Postgraduate research students who teach call for an end to their ‘appalling treatment’ by the university