Don’t mistake nostalgia about the British Empire for scholarship
Efforts to reclaim imperial history from so-called ‘politically correct’ professors have little to do with genuine academic debate, argue James McDougall and Kim Wagner
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THE podcast: Can central Europe catch up with the rest of the West?
The THE team discusses the challenges and opportunities facing central European universities
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Open University to review reform programme after v-c’s exit
Acting vice-chancellor promises to ‘listen’ to staff concerns after academic body agrees to shelve no-confidence vote until June
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PM’s ex-comms chief: funding review likely to bring ‘measly’ tweaks
Katie Perrior says tuition fees are a ‘crazy subject’ for Conservatives to tackle Labour over in England
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Gender parity in science ‘generations away’
Female researchers remain comparatively scarce in publishing, with some fields to remain male-dominated for centuries
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Brits in America: cramming my summer with internships
Raphaelle has packed her summer full of internships and work experience, something that appears to be the norm for Harvard University students
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Why do educators struggle with the legacy of empire?
A lack of intellectual and cultural willingness to open up historical discussions about the UK’s imperial past make it a difficult subject for students and scholars to get to grips with, argues Scott...
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DfE accused of ‘contempt’ for rules in ‘football university’ move
Labour attacks department’s green light for ‘University Campus of Football Business’ name
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‘New era of partnership’ needed after pensions strike, say unions
Branches call for return to collegiality from senior management to avoid repeat of industrial action
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Pegging student loan interest to the RPI is unfair
Using the Retail Price Index to calculate student loans only leaves students with more debt and the government with a future income shortfall, argues Will Ing
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Welfare critic under fire after correcting ‘shockingly bad’ errors
Despite errors exaggerating results by factor of 10, Adam Perkins says findings remain ‘statistically significant’
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Ian Hampton, 1936-2018
Antarctic scientist who studied survival in cold environments remembered
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Germany’s Excellence Initiative has not yet created meaningful differentiation
Ten years into the programme, German universities remain focused on traditional markers of success, say Andreas Knie and Dagmar Simon
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New age of regulation must not forget the lessons of the past
The Office for Students’ arrival marks a new era of higher education regulation but it can also learn much from its predecessor's successes, argues Tim Melville-Ross
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The fetish for vocational degrees is unhealthy
Recent calls for more ‘useful’ degrees ignore their patchy record in improving the workplace or society, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto