Smashing gender stereotyping one Lego brick at a time
There’s a serious point behind @LegoAcademics, says Donna Yates
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Clearing quieter after A-level results
University clearing is marginally less busy than last year thanks to record numbers of confirmed acceptances, initial reports suggest.
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Journal allows authors to update their research
The open access journal eLife has launched a new type of article that will allow authors to report significant additions to their original research.
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Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014 results: Harvard takes first place
Asian universities are catching up with the West on research strength, but only slowly, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014
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A-level results day to herald record student numbers
The number of students starting university or college is likely to top 500,000 for the first time.
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THE podcast: 14-20 August 2014 issue review
Download the podcastThe National Student Survey, graduates in non-graduate occupations, the career choices of PhD students, and this week’s books section are discussed in the latest Times Higher...
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14 August 2014
Finite possibilities - When a PhD is as far as you will go in the academy
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National Student Survey: non-Russell Group universities lead in satisfaction stakes
Medium-sized research-intensives come out on top in this year’s NSS
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Chaos and isolation: the injustice of suspension
Stuart Macdonald on the misery of being expelled from your university post
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Kardashian Index: the academics famous just for being famous
Ranking reveals the scholars whose social media profile exceeds their academic credentials
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All together now: higher education and the cooperative model
Could organising universities in a different way ease institutions’ financial woes and bring about greater democracy?
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Clearing 'scramble' will be less severe, claim vice-chancellors
University chiefs forecast a lower level of activity despite 30,000 extra student places
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Queen Mary dismissal
As an emeritus professor at Queen Mary University of London, I write in response to your article “Dismissed: scholar who criticised use of metrics to determine job cuts” (News, 7 August) to point out...
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‘Dismal’ start for Access to Research initiative
Academic criticises ‘inadequate nature’ of free public open access service
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Underemployed graduates ‘stay in stepping-stone jobs too long’
Graduates in non-graduate occupations - ‘gringos’ - are not hunting for roles that use their higher education skills, say academics