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...
Euan Clarkson is inspired by a detailed history and guide to the richest cluster of fossilised remains
Montana-based founder of Networked University idea eyes new way to aid students, share resources and, perhaps, bridge societal divides
Post-industrial regions the world over are pinning their hopes on universities to reboot them as prosperous innovation economies. But questions remain about the depth and breadth of the high-tech...
An international architectural award has been given to a Turkish university's tree planting initiative which has brought wilderness to the country's capital and transformed the climate in a heavily...
Tributes paid to psychologist who was ‘the father of flow’
Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) has won the Times Higher Education 2014-2015 World University Rankings video competition. The winning video was chosen after a vote by the Times Higher...
Ecologists and Environmental Politics
Bradley Garrett has crossed the globe to meet those who stockpile food in fortified shelters in anticipation of apocalyptic disasters. As a global pandemic seems to confirm some of their fears, he...
As the winter solstice looms in the northern hemisphere, five academics reflect on the light and dark of the dead season
Sociology, once a discipline seen as the embodiment of social progress, is now subject to frequent scepticism over its methodology, politics and career relevance. Here, five sociologists offer their...
We speak to the head of Nanyang Technological University about the rise of Asia, what it’s like being a European leading a Singaporean institution, and barbecue chicken
The year’s best reads for work and pleasure, chosen by scholars and senior figures in the sector
The interwoven tale of the fight over rubber and a visionary surveyor captivates Robert Mayhew
Students go down to the woods for back-to-basics teaching and learning. Jon Marcus reports