The week in higher education – 30 March 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

England’s higher education regulator takes on quality scrutiny role after Quality Assurance Agency steps back

Literature scholar talks about life in Japan and being an academic single mother

Export-strength research and employer demand make a case for optimism in liberal arts subjects, Hepi report finds

When Purdue biologist David Sanders ran for election to Indiana’s senate last autumn, he assumed a commitment to evidence and personal engagement would give him traction. But while his pitch was well...

Big reversals in first tranche of financial accounts, as Covid-era investment gains turn into losses

In the wake of Jacinda Ardern’s and Nicola Sturgeon’s decisions to step down as leaders of their respective nations, university leaders and experts reflect on when is the right time to give up the...

Curtain calls: University leaders on knowing when it’s time to bow out of the top job

When and how a leader’s tenure comes to an end can be down to many factors – what lessons can be learned from others who have served their time?

Most presidents don’t get fired, and those who do typically go on to rewarding new positions, says Holden Thorp

Vivienne Stern tells Lords inquiry that trust would increase if regulator was more resistant to political direction

Browse the full results of the China Subject Ratings 2023 The Times Higher Education China Subject Ratings are the only performance tables that judge Chinese institutions against their global peers...

Figures should ‘concern us all’, warns regulator

Trailblazing physicist Donna Strickland hopes new institute will tackle waning public trust in science

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