The rise of the medical humanities
Belinda Jack examines the growing field and considers the therapeutic effects of poetry
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Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism, by Judy Wajcman
It’s not machines but rather man that makes us dread the clock’s tick, Stina Lyon discovers
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From portfolios to portfolio careers: are arts students prepared?
Institutions must cater for the reality that graduates of arts-based courses are likely to work in ‘arts in the community’, says Judith Hills
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Careers at risk after case studies ‘game playing’, REF study suggests
Submission patterns reveal how institutions responded to rules
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Clamour for clarity on the reach of chief scientific adviser
Academics seek to determine role of Sir Mark Walport after announcement of Nurse review of research councils
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Why a controversial undercover cop should keep his academic post
Calls to sack Robert Lambert would deprive us of academic expertise, argues Stefano Bonino
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‘People should be allowed to say things we don’t like’, says MP
Liberal Democrat Julian Huppert decries ‘illiberal’ campuses and ‘selfish’ calls by v-cs to raise tuition fees
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How to beat writer’s block
Learning to accept ‘good enough’ as a benchmark can help academics escape a writing rut. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Professional golf degree launched in Scotland
Nothing is out of bounds when it comes to higher education, it seems – with the launch of Scotland’s first degree in professional golf
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Sussex told to compensate student protesters over suspensions
The University of Sussex should not have suspended four students after a protest and should pay compensation, the sector’s complaints body has found
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Video: cross-party science and engineering debate 2015
All the discussion from the Campaign for Science and Engineering’s annual discussion
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Gender gaps among students revealed by Ucas
Figures also show 23 per cent of students now enter HE with BTECs
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Obama highlights college plan in State of the Union speech
By Michael Stratford, for Inside Higher Ed
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Many universities ‘failing to address public health needs of world’s poor’
First global health research ranking suggests only five UK institutions make major investment
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Nobel laureates write to KAUST over Saudi flogging case
Academics in Saudi Arabia have been urged in an open letter signed by 18 Nobel Prize winners to condemn the public flogging of blogger Raif Badawi