We don’t have to be the unyielding taskmasters we have learned to be
For some students, a little more understanding of their difficult individual circumstances goes a very long way, says Hannah Forsyth
For some students, a little more understanding of their difficult individual circumstances goes a very long way, says Hannah Forsyth
Enormous surpluses underline the extent to which universities prioritise their own welfare over that of future graduates, says Hannah Forsyth
The Covid pandemic severely limited travel options during the past two years. But with restrictions finally lifting and with summer beginning in the northern hemisphere, THE’s occasional travel guide...
With overseas enrolments hitting the buffers during the pandemic, debate rages over whether higher education’s excessive reliance on this income stream is self-inflicted – and how universities can...
Mary Beard’s recent admission that she is a ‘mug’ who works 100 hours a week caused a Twitter storm. But how hard is it reasonable for academics to work? Who should decide? And should the mugs be...
But revival of the demand-driven system would be a mixed blessing, consultant warns
Academics should not sneer at Simon Birmingham’s appeal to what ‘most Australians’ would think about projects, says Hannah Forsyth
Summer is upon northern hemisphere academics. But its cherished traditional identity as a time for intensive research is being challenged by the increasing obligations around teaching and...
The scholarly calling may be all about intellectual pursuits, but university life is not without its petty irritations. A dozen academics describe the daily distractions that annoy them most
The sweatshop conditions in which sessional academics work in Australia mirror the treatment of schoolteachers in Victorian times, say Hannah Forsyth and Jedidiah Evans
A new teaching year has just begun in the northern hemisphere. Eight academics reflect on their experience of lecturing, and offer their tips on opening students’ eyes – and keeping them open
Universities’ shabby treatment of casual academics flies in the face of their professed commitment to education and dignity, says Jedidiah Evans
Five historians reflect on the disciplinary, institutional, social and political challenges facing their subject
Does more mean better or worse?