Truth in numbers: study pinpoints 'critical mass' for research success
Academics' interaction is key to quality, but funding need not be limited to elites. Paul Jump reports
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A lesson from history: PhDs thrive in large groups
An economist's research into the Nazi regime's dismissals of Jewish mathematics professors in the 1930s has led him to conclude that in PhD supervision, big is beautiful.Between 1933 and 1934, about...
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Chase out the old dogs to make way for young blood
Conference debates how best to help early career researchers to thrive. Paul Jump reports
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The expanding universe of scientific authorship
The average number of authors on scientific papers has increased by more than 50 per cent in the past 20 years, new figures show.The statistics, produced by Thomson Reuters, show that the papers...
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STEM focus is an economic own goal, LSE head warns
'Obsession' will leave top social science faculties bereft of UK students, writes Simon Baker
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Teaching aid aims to help lift cultural barriers
A research project aims to help academics understand the differences in educational cultures that can throw up barriers when teaching international students.Teaching International Students includes a...
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#loveHE
This week's tweet of the week is:No other place where I could work in an office. It's great to think, talk and write #loveHE -@davidrowenTell us why you love the sector on Twitter @timeshighered,...
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After you, I insist
England's apologetic performance on the pitch could just be in keeping with our history, says Gary Day
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Let's measure everything!
"Another major breakthrough going forward." That was the enthusiastic reaction of Jamie Targett, our Director of Corporate Affairs, to the declaration from David Sweeney, director of research,...
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London's calling
Education is one of the capital's great success stories, says Malcolm Gillies
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Research intelligence: A grounding in gadgets
The British Library's new researcher-in-residence will use both her media and academic expertise, writes Hannah Fearn
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewersHester Vaizey is postdoctoral researcher with a Hanseatic scholarship courtesy of the Alfred Toepfer Stiftung in Hamburg. She is reading Hans...
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Off Piste - The Doctor will save you now
Gallifrey's most famous son offers enjoyment to millions, his intelligent and compassionate approach to crises is a welcome relief in a violent, cynical world. David Sheff takes a trip on board the...
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Leader: Some very necessary measures
Rankings aren't perfect, but they give users, especially students, a broad view of the global sector that's impossible to get otherwise
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From where I sit: Repulsion and attraction
Australian universities are worried that bad publicity is putting off international students. Such students are lucrative business and one of the reasons they flocked to Australia in the past was...