The Genetics of Politics: recent research papers ranked by number of citationsThe genetics of politics: recent research papers ranked by number of citationsData provided by Thomson Reuters from its...
As the dust settles on the general election, scientists will find that their voice in Parliament has diminished, a retiring MP has warned. It was reported on April that the number of MPs who had...
Concern that focus on STEM subjects may squeeze out arts in post-92 institutions, writes John Morgan
A university has admitted inflating the offers it has made to applicants midway through the admissions cycle, blaming the move on the pressure on places this summer.De Montfort University said it had...
Final-salary deals still in balance as employers and unions fail to agree. John Morgan reports
Practical not 'utopian' stance is the way forward on academic freedom, scholar tells Sarah Cunnane
It may be election week, but as they visit the polls, few Britons will consider that the party they vote for - and the fact that they vote at all - may be determined by their genes.This argument has...
LSE workshop participants warn of REF measure's 'deadening' effects. Rebecca Attwood reports
Times Higher Education regularly writes about the effects of bureaucracy on the academy - quality assurance, research assessment, grant applications and the demands of quangos and other "stakeholders...
Affair has resulted in positive coverage online, an analysis finds. Sarah Cunnane reports
As part of our #loveHE campaign, Times Higher Education has asked followers on Twitter to tell us why they love the academyThis week's tweet of the week is: Am I the only person who would #loveHE a...
Management softens stance on compulsory job cuts after widespread criticism. John Morgan writes
A third of the websites run by the world's leading universities are "boring" in their design - with some even described by reviewers as "puritan".Those were the findings of a research project...
Poll shows that despite equality claims, research remains the priority. Zoe Corbyn reports
British higher education is an international "anomaly" for failing to charge a market rate to students, according to the former vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford.Speaking at a Council for...