The harmful idea of student ‘vulnerability’ A growing zeal to address ‘well-being’ diverts resources from those who really need help, says Kathryn Ecclestone By Kathryn Ecclestone 23 January
THE Scholarly Web - 16 January 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 16 January
Mind your own FoI business! Shocking new statistics reveal that our university leads the field in the number of times it has refused to answer Freedom of Information requests By Laurie Taylor 16 January
Let’s break down the numbers Studying how subjects have waxed and waned in popularity reveals some striking changes and some difficult questions By John Gill 16 January
Serendipitous scholarship Evidence is vital, but don’t reject intuition, Felipe Fernández-Armesto says 16 January
Defamation Act 2013: what scientists need to know Scientists can speak more freely without fear of being sued, explains Síle Lane 16 January
MLA conference: blizzard of ice and ideas Frigid weather fails to dampen enthusiasm at the MLA conference, finds Robert Eaglestone 16 January
Five myths about Moocs Diana Laurillard explains why a model based on unsupervised learning is not the answer 16 January
Innovation’s core values Britain needs Fraunhofer centres as well as Catapults if the ‘invention revolution’ is to materialise, asserts Tim Holt 9 January
Admissions tutors should not wrestle with contextual data alone Ucas could help ensure that all students are assessed on the same information, says Miles Hewstone 9 January
The 'hype cycle’ of Moocs and other big ideas Cut through the PR puff to unlock the true potential of novel notions, says David Maguire 9 January
Retirement planning: it’s about more than money Academics face distinctive choices when they retire, says Malcolm Gillies 9 January
On the q.t. and very hush-hush Why do so many universities feel they can stonewall requests made under the Freedom of Information Act? By John Gill 9 January
Measured, but found wanting? David Willetts’ finely balanced aims for higher education are too often belied by the impact of his government’s policies By John Gill 2 January
Miley and May: an alternative honours list Times Higher Education columnists suggest some thought-provoking options for new year commendations 2 January
Reputational damage The reckless pursuit of rank threatens the academy’s future, argues Roger Brown 2 January
Exploitation by supervisors must stop Brian Martin suggests how junior researchers can fight against the well-kept secret of academic exploitation 2 January
The AHRC’s doctoral training disasters Ideology and myopia threatens the future of some of the UK’s best humanities departments, warns Louis Goddard 19 December
Religion and democracy: never the twain Sally Feldman on UUK’s attempts to reconcile incompatible truth claims 19 December
Rwanda’s subtle forms of intimidation The government doesn’t need to resort to violence to ensure foreign scholars’ compliance, argues Erin Jessee 19 December
THE Scholarly Web - 19 December 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 19 December
Hopes and fears of all the year It’s been bedlam out there in 2013: Russell Group a-rising, visa plans off-putting - and still not enough ladies leading By John Gill 19 December
THE Scholarly Web - 12 December 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 12 December
Out of the blue, into the red? The chancellor’s decision to abolish the numbers cap is laudable but, as always, the devil lurks in the detail By John Gill 12 December
Whitehall farce by the student numbers Aldwyn Cooper takes aim at the coalition’s haphazard policymaking 12 December
I’ll drink to that - (almost) foolproof party spiel for scientists Russell Foster on how to reply to the question ‘And what do you do?’ at Christmas cocktail parties 12 December
Mandela saw education as a powerful weapon for freedom Martin Hall considers the legacy of academic values left by South Africa’s first black president 12 December
Art and science: ‘two cultures’ with shared values Forcing students to choose sides leaves them, and society, poorer, says Christopher Bigsby 12 December
THE Scholarly Web - 5 December 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 5 December
MINT with a policy hole As more emerging economies get their own acronym, perhaps some high-powered advice for Cameron et al will hit home By John Gill 5 December
Good reasons for UK students to study in the US Generous funding and quality tuition make US universities an attractive choice, says Alan Ryan 5 December
Wiki edits: not the worst of the dark arts University press offices’ changes to Wikipedia are simply part of a long tradition of spin, argues Chris Hackley 5 December
Lament for the dawn chorus Bird numbers in Britain and Ireland - monitored with the aid of citizen scientists - are falling. Tim Birkhead calls for action 5 December
Jim O’Neill: in BRICS and MINTs, education is fuel for growth As Times Higher Education launches the BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2014, Jim O’Neill says the UK can help the world and itself by going global 5 December
