An academic’s New Year’s resolutions
Time to cut down on sarcasm, Buzzfeed quizzes, references to neoliberalism and ad hoc usage of Latinate and French phrases, says Emma Rees
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There is no such thing as ‘critical thinking’
Most human beings think well enough, and students are no exception. They just need help to express it within academic conventions, says Stuart Wrigley
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Calestous Juma, 1953-2017
Career of prolific technology and development expert took him from Nairobi to Harvard
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Demand for cuts deals death blow to Australia’s demand-driven system
The uncapped system had many benefits but its cost was ultimately too high for politicians to bear, writes Andrew Norton
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Canadian university exonerates student in academic freedom row
Wilfrid Laurier University admits it mishandled incident in which teaching assistant was accused of creating a ‘toxic’ environmentÂ
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Toby Young hits back at critics of Office for Students selection
Tory controversialist hits back against ‘politically motivated attacks’ as he joins England’s higher education regulator
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Toby Young OfS appointment epitomises how the privileged seldom fail
The appointment of Young to the OfS board is upsetting but unsurprising, says Lisa Mckenzie
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Les Ebdon: ‘nuclear option’ fears kept universities in line
England’s outgoing director of fair access mulls progress on participation and gives advice to new regulator
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Schools ‘over-predict grades to get students unconditional offer’
Pro vice-chancellor warns that students may be ending up on courses on which they will struggle
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Academics report harassment at political science conference
Eleven per cent of women and 3 per cent of men report inappropriate sexual advances or touching at American Political Science Association meeting
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Data bite: what kind of research is popular online?
The data underlying Altmetric’s top 100 articles of last year suggest that health research shared on Twitter has most impact
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‘Bruised’ universities can regain public confidence in 2018
Claire Taylor looks at how UK universities can rebuild trust
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Russell Group chief: we might be elite, but we’re not elitist
Research-intensive mission group can act for benefit of whole UK sector, says Tim Bradshaw