Why don’t universities practise what they preach on climate?
Overheated buildings, meat-heavy menus and solar-panel-free roofs are not a good example, say Karin Bodewits and Philipp Gramlich
Overheated buildings, meat-heavy menus and solar-panel-free roofs are not a good example, say Karin Bodewits and Philipp Gramlich
If those on both the Left and Right fail to examine basic assumptions, knowledge advancement is impaired, says Martyn Hammersley
Lack of diversity and intolerance of minorities are disputed by groups of students at Colgate University, New York State
Toby Young sees ‘campaign’ for Nick Hillman to land job being waged by Lord Willetts, whose rebellion on tort may be fought in Commons
Identifying deception often requires analysis of patterns across large collections of articles. Publishers must work together, says David McDade
Social science papers employ more rigour than policy documents do but need to be more reader-friendly, says Tim Blackman
There must be full transparency over the costs and benefits of a merged Adelaide University, says Binoy Kampmark
Overloaded slides, peculiar body language and speech that is too quick, slow, quiet or relentless are all easily fixed, says Brian Bloch
Greater efforts need to be made to distinguish predatory journals from those that at least aspire to scholarly standards, says Harvey Graff
Changes that pretend scientists do not care about publishing in highly selective journals will end eLife’s crucial role in science publishing, says long-time supporter Paul Bieniasz
Handing out glitzy prizes is a cheaper way of shoring up morale than paying people better, says Bruce Macfarlane
Elon Musk’s ‘de facto town square’ is a place where misinformation abounds and where academia is often attacked by culture warriors. But is fighting back effective? Or can it make things worse if...
Ron Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins University, has some advice for how universities can become as respected in society as they once were
Times Higher Education’s head of reputation outlines the current landscape
To promote reputation, Rachel Sandison, deputy v-c of external engagement at the University of Glasgow, says universities should face uncomfortable truths