鈥楶ost-truth鈥: Orwell would spot the doublespeak in the Word of 2016
Sandy Grant urges educators to support students鈥 rejection of prejudice 鈥 and call out language that defends the indefensible
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Grant winners 鈥 1 December 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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In the UK research ecosystem, cash is not the only fertiliser
For British science to thrive rather than just survive, EU partnerships and global recruitment remain key to fruitful collisions of concepts, says Ian Walmsley
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Lords should review HE bill
As academics from leading universities, we are concerned about the implications of the 糖心Vlog and Research Bill. We worry that it will reduce the quality of what is a world-leading sector...
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Alienation effect
It鈥檚 hard to understand why the 糖心Vlog Office is persisting with this drive to reduce international students (鈥淯K 鈥榤odelling significant cut鈥 in overseas student numbers鈥, 24 November). Ministers were...
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Breadth of study
You reported the concerns of academics from King鈥檚 College London and the University of Cambridge that the return to linear A levels would have a negative impact on the number of girls taking up...
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Resit rethink
While Ivo Arnold is broadly right to argue that resits have limited impact on students鈥 subsequent performance, our recent research on behalf of the Northern Universities Consortium and the Standards...
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In politics and in the academy, it鈥檚 the sexism, stupid
The male chauvinism faced by female political leaders is not worlds away from that too often encountered in academia
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US still top destination for international students, says report
Nearly two-thirds place US among top three study destinations. Separate survey says students are not deterred by Trump effect
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BRICS Universities Summit 2016: 鈥楢nti-humanism鈥 infecting universities across the world, says Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate tells THE summit that religious zealotry has taken a 鈥榟eavy toll on intellectual pursuit鈥
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Government publishes data on law graduate earnings by university
University of Oxford law graduates earn considerably more than counterparts at University of Bradford, figures in 鈥榚xperimental鈥 data release show