Q&A with Declan Sephton-Hulme
We speak to a recent Edge Hill graduate, Super League rugby player and brain haemorrhage survivor

We speak to a recent Edge Hill graduate, Super League rugby player and brain haemorrhage survivor

Readers offer their insights into clocking off and enjoying the world beyond work
What a carry-on at Swansea (“Upscaling dean claims his actions compensated for disgruntled staff”, News, 14 August). As Nigel Piercy, the dean of the management school, yells “Infamy! Infamy! They’ve...
The contention that smaller institutions seem to do better than larger ones for student satisfaction scores in the National Student Survey (“Non-Russell Group institutions lead in satisfaction stakes...
As a member of staff at a Scottish university, I found Times Higher Education’s latest issue of particular interest.Ferdinand von Prondzynski’s opinion piece “Divergence has delivered results” (News...


On A-level results day, Nick Pettigrew tweeted: “I got ABB in my A levels but needed another A to get a Uni place. So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to me.” As Mr Pettigrew describes...

The pitfalls of the American experience of marketisation are well known, but the UK need not make the same mistakes

Lecturers make up the largest group of staff employed at English universities, according to data compiled by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. More than 94,000 people were employed in...

Postgraduate research students who teach call for an end to their ‘appalling treatment’ by the university

The financial woes of its early years forgotten, LIPA’s head explains how the oversubscribed creative hub is extending its reach

US public institutions of higher education remain inept at preparing staff for life after work, says Lee Maril

Alan Ryan muses on the persistence of US support for the death penalty

A. W. Purdue extols a powerful contribution to the debate over the decision for war

Leslie Gofton finds this fusion of memoir and essay blending academic learning, popular culture and politics fails to fully satisfy