The founding of The ÌÇÐÄVlog Supplement in 1971 ushered in a sense of a coherent higher education community and launched the careers of many celebrated journalists. To mark what is now THE’s 55th anniversary, Matthew Reisz speaks to many of them – and hears about backstreet boozers, Hawaiian blizzards and living in ‘a constant ambience of fart’
Governing councils must incorporate voices that raise problems they may not want to hear about, say Jesse Gardner-Russell and Richard Lee
Jane Harrington describes her institution’s merger with Kent as ‘incredibly hard work’ and warns struggling institutions would need support to do the same
Revisions to the World University Rankings methodology metrics for the 2028 edition will include a cap on self-citations and an adjustment in the research quality metrics, to keep the rankings robust and secure from manipulation
