Universities must do all they can to help disabled students succeed
England’s new Disabled Students Commission will help eliminate the institutional missteps that can still blight disabled students’ experiences, says Chris Skidmore
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The REF’s star system leaves a black hole in fairness
With such wide disagreements in grading, the research excellence framework’s gravity for careers is unjustifiable, says Philip Moriarty
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Michael Brown, 1938-2019
Tribute paid to internationally renowned South African chemist
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Interview with Michael Monaghan
The award-winning administrator discusses the transformational power of higher education, pulling pints on Hollyoaks, and the challenges of public speaking
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Teaching intelligence: making use of the anonymous student voice
The use of anonymous online student forums alarms many tutors. But Patricia Xavier believes universities can make them work for everyone
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Claims of ‘crisis’ in campus free speech ‘are fake news’
UK government's Prevent strategy is ‘true threat to free speech’ in universities, argues Hepi pamphlet by former US government civil rights official
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India supplanting China as top international market for Australia
Change of guard suggests tough times ahead for leading Australian universities
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THE podcast: the careers show
THE’s editor John Gill discusses the challenges of attracting academic talent with university HR directors and recruitment specialists
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One in six universities worldwide led by a woman
Data on more than 19,000 institutions show Europe lags behind leading anglophone sectors on female leadership
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The week in higher education – 27 June 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Pessimistic prognosis for subject TEF as Pearce review nears
Disciplinary-level assessment unlikely to survive in its current form, say sector leaders
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Mexican universities are part of the solution, not the problem
Corruption, poverty and inequality can’t be tackled by weakening the state and driving academics abroad, says Mark Aspinwall
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Why can’t students recognise transferable skills?
If academics want students to see value in course-based activities, we need to make clearer to them exactly what broader skills they will learn by completing them, says Tanya Martini
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Should US prisons throw open their doors to higher education?
A punitive attitude towards incarceration limits the access of the US’ uniquely large prison population to college degrees. But there are signs that attitudes are finally shifting. Paul Basken...
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Digital disruption ‘demands social science solutions’
New centre vows to tackle ‘loss of trust’ driven by technological change