Last man in the university: it’s 13 o’clock on campus
Control, surveillance and thought manipulation: there is an undercurrent of 1984 in today’s academy, doublethinks Eric Blair
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Doing fine in Kazakhstan
We at Nazarbayev University would like the opportunity to comment on the piece by Ararat L. Osipian about the university (“Can a young university be a world-leading university?”, Features, 31 March...
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More than money
In her blog post “A vote for Brexit is a vote for uncertainty in higher education” (17 March), Angela Eagle concentrates on the figures in broad terms of student numbers and hard cash, which I guess...
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Devil’s in the REF
The language of the “philosophy of education” that Alis Oancea talks about is all very well (“Challenging the grudging consensus behind the REF”, 25 March), but I submit that the continual surrender...
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Brian, not Brian
Mark Beaumont will indeed soon be rector of the University of Dundee (HE&Me, News, 31 March). However, he will be succeeding the Brian Cox (Dundonian actor), not the other Brian Cox (Mancunian...
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Don’t bank on it
It may well be the case that individualism and short-termism contribute to the UK’s failure (relative to Germany) in building a state-backed system to commercialise research (“Individualism ‘explains...
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Looking beyond the labels
The academy’s focus on prestige makes sense, but odd-couple pairings can be as valuable as luxury ‘brands’
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150 Under 50 Rankings 2016: More of the most dynamic young universities in view
Times Higher Education expands number of universities ranked to capture vigorous and active sector, says World University Rankings editor Phil Baty