European University Institute’s renaissance thinking
Jack Grove on a European institution’s mission to foster cross-border scholarship

Jack Grove on a European institution’s mission to foster cross-border scholarship

Stephen Halliday finds no heroes, only villains and victims, in a sordid tale

The medium and the music it made possible inspire a groovy kind of love in Les Gofton
Thank you, Times Higher Education, for updating readers about European Commission proposals “on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement...

Canadian company Lashzone sent mass emails to UK universities in bid to establish ‘secret’ franchises on campuses
US-style scheme will feature alongside degree classifications in UK first

Plans would expose colleges and universities to competition from lower-cost alternatives, say observers
Unison promises to counter any attempt to dismiss duo

But private pupils do not suffer discrimination, expert argues
Religious sense ‘cover-up’ in emphasis on embryonic work

Image consultant: ‘jumble sale’ dress code does not an intellectual make. Matthew Reisz writes

David Cameron can court India’s students all he likes, but the UK’s immigration policy is hardly bowling them over

A sideways look at the week’s big stories

Joanna Lewis asks whether appointing ‘a decent enough upper-class numpty’ as chancellor is the best her alma mater can do

Humanities must embrace interdisciplinarity and reclaim their key role in our fractured world, says Michael Worton