Women may have leapt a gender gap but there is still a hill to climb
Pictures of smiling girls clutching A grades belie the fact that they are still unrepresented in elite institutions, claims Miriam David
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Encyclopaedia Idiotica
Wikipedia is created mostly by teenage male computer nerds, so Martin Cohen worries about its growing clout among 'scholars'
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Keep peer review at REF core, chairs warn
Senior RAE figures offer frank perspectives on the future of research funding. Zoe Corbyn reports
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The week in higher education
- "Pushy parents" risk making the lives of university admissions staff hell after being given the right to act on their children's behalf. The university admissions service Ucas has "caved in" to...
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Union anger at exclusion from Scots task force
Scotland's task force on the future of higher education has been criticised by the lecturers' trade union as a small, elite group that is failing to bring staff into the debate.The task force is made...
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Use buzzwords to be cited, study suggests
Is 'robust' the new 'clustering'? Hannah Fearn on an anthropologist spotting trends in vocabulary
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Restrained pay rises for chiefs could drain vice-chancellor talent pool
Study shows v-cs' salaries have fallen behind those of the private sector, writes Melanie Newman
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A clear case of 'laxative enforcement policies'
Academics have responded with gusto to the revival of Times Higher Education's annual "exam howlers" competition. This year's student slip-ups include visual as well as verbal gems, on topics ranging...
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Debate grows on academic rigour of degrees
The argument that students are not being stretched elicits heated replies. Donna Bowater reports
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More 'dual career' couples appointed
Study shows a rise in US institutions hiring both spouses or partners. Melanie Newman reports
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Research and rescue: how to make postdoc a career
Warwick v-c tasked with stopping 'smart kids' turning their backs on science tells Zoe Corbyn he 'has form'
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Disputes - 'there is a better way'
Taskforce calls for a unified approach to conflict resolution by every university, writes Hannah Fearn
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20 years ago
Chinese academics are the target of a new keep-fit campaign because of the number of top scientists who have been dying from preventable illnesses in middle age. Leading the way is the Chinese...
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News in brief
London South Bank UniversityOlder students held backMature university candidates are disadvantaged by a poor understanding of the application process, according to research at London South Bank...
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