Who are you calling a pseudoscientist?
Academics need to think far more carefully about how they define and police the boundaries between legitimate and illegitimate knowledge, argues Michael D. Gordin
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Adelaide to establish 鈥榠ntegrity unit鈥 following sex scandal
Australian consultants鈥 report reveals shortcomings in treatment of people who experience or witness sexual harassment or assault
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Short-term study trips 鈥榮till bring major benefits鈥
UUKi says it will encourage UK government to consider findings when reviewing Turing mobility scheme
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鈥楲ame鈥 celebrity academics feed 鈥榩sychopathic careerism鈥
Something distinctly unhealthy about environment where a few celebrity scholars are surrounded by 鈥榳annabes鈥 and embittered failures, claims new book
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Interview with Helen Burt
The retiring UBC scientist on inspirational partners, the precarious state of career options, and the formative value of stink bombs
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William Dalzell, 1936-2021
Tributes paid to lecturer who pushed his students to be 鈥榯rue detectives鈥 in helping companies solve their problems
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Naomi Wolf wanted extra year-long embargo on controversial thesis
Oxford emails reveal efforts to block publication of DPhil thesis that was deposited almost six years after her聽viva
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UK student satisfaction collapses as pandemic drags on
Hepi-Advance HE survey finds growing frustration with UK university courses in a year of major upheaval
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The week in higher education 鈥 24 June 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media
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24 June 2021 digital edition
Best foot forward: can South-east Asia鈥檚 universities meet sky-high aspirations?
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Rising master鈥檚 fees 鈥榗ould scupper progress on access鈥
Postgraduate loans appeared to聽narrow gap between working class students and others but Sutton Trust warns that increased costs could wipe out this progress聽聽聽
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Is South-east Asia higher education鈥檚 next global hotspot?
With a vast youth population but relatively low participation rates, higher education in the Asean region looks ripe for expansion. But can challenges over funding, quality and regional cooperation...
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Side-gigging as an editor taught me why academics are despised
Many academics exhibit an appalling degree of exceptionalism and entitlement 鈥 and an inability to complete even basic tasks, says Kate Eichhorn
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Humanities 鈥榙ecimated鈥 by Myanmar academic suspensions
Fields essential to country鈥檚 development could become 鈥榰nviable鈥 as faculty are forced out, observers say
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Young University Rankings 2021: the ages of resilience
Young universities tout their agility while older ones trumpet their resources. The pandemic has tested both types, and that could herald a turning point