The joys and trials of academic homecomings
Pressure on academics to be internationally mobile is greater than ever, but the excitement of the new is often offset by strains on personal life. As the festive family reunion season gets into full...
Pressure on academics to be internationally mobile is greater than ever, but the excitement of the new is often offset by strains on personal life. As the festive family reunion season gets into full...
Wellesley environmental historian on drawing inspiration from students for his Cundill History Prize-nominated book on batteries, and why the West risks growing China dependency in clean energy era
Researchers recommend training after survey also finds that while four in 10 respondents are uncomfortable about staff getting drunk with students, three in 10 don’t mind
Ten winners include universities from six different countries or territories
As MENA adapts to global warming, regional universities, especially in the UAE, are preparing to embrace a climate leadership role, says Mariët Westermann
From dedicating time for brainstorming to taking inspiration from their dog, five writers explain how they are changing their approach to academia and life as another academic year begins in the...
While Marc Tessier-Lavigne has fallen on his sword, the circumstances of his departure point to much deeper problems with scholarly norms and incentives
Relationship between disgraced financier and small liberal arts school highlights need for gift-acceptance policies
Ministers only want to protect freedom of speech that they agree with, claims former Oxford vice-chancellor
Janina Ramirez, one of the UK’s best-known historians, reflects on gender fluidity throughout history, transphobia and Twitter trolls
The India-born, CUNY-based expert on light-matter interaction discusses his work to help school students share his sense of excitement
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Faculty and presidents fight back as conservative lawmakers argue – without evidence – that weapons increase safety
The Open University is 30, flourishing and serving as a role model to universities around the world, as Alison Goddard discovers "Blithering nonsense!" That's how heavyweight Tory politician Sir Iain...
Westminster government signals it will seek to reinstate ‘statutory tort’ removed by peers