Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don’t Talk about It), by Elizabeth Anderson
Book of the week: From staff in nappies to hassled waitresses, a study of work is full of justified rage, says Philip Roscoe
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What are you reading? – 15 June 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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How to teach reason properly
To defend the values of reason from political attack we need to be more discriminating about the claims made in its name, says John Hendry
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Smash the academic idols
Academics can acquire cult-like followings, but our goal should not be self-aggrandisement but the advancement of others, says Shahidha Bari
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A rich patient bled dry
Lots of money is spent on medical education in England – but very little of it goes towards teaching, says Philip Chan
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Times Higher Education v-c pay survey 2017
In our annual survey of vice-chancellors’ pay, which reveals double-digit hikes for some and more modest rises for others, Simon Baker examines how remuneration committees make their decisions amid...
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Grant winners – 15 June 2017
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
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World Reputation Rankings 2017: results announced
Asian universities overtake top Western brands in the Times Higher Education ranking of the world’s most prestigious universities
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World Reputation Rankings 2017: how the experts voted for the most prestigious universities
Experts within their field are best placed to assess a university’s expertise in a subject. Here we analyse how top universities are perceived by subject
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World Reputation Rankings 2017: brand: that’s you, in a word
Brand has substance: it is the distillation of an institution’s mission and relevance, says Phil Baty
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World Reputation Rankings 2017: our people are our brand incarnate
Harvard faculty, students and alumni illuminate what the university does and shape its reputation like no other communications tool, says Paul Andrew
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World Reputation Rankings 2017: to stand out, master the three Rs
Susannah Baker and Anna Myers say that creating a distinctive university profile requires a clear idea of who you are and what strengths you offer