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Studies of childhood development demonstrate the value of research outside high-income countries, says Martin Hall

Vice-chancellors’ pay in the Russell Group has continued to rise, but bumper salary hikes are increasingly rare, finds Jack Grove

Pat Thomson on the scholarly virtues of putting your thoughts online

Rather than scrapping fees, universities in the country should invest the money in developing their research, says Cristián Larroulet

Ellie Bothwell analyses correlation between vice-chancellors’ pay and university ranking

Alison James has five reasons why we should stop saying ‘in the real world’

Juggling multiple departmental roles on top of teaching and research can leave new lecturers feeling ‘punch-drunk’, explains new appointee Richard Budd

Global Challenges Fund could be enabler of world-class science tackling global issues, says Malcolm von Schantz

The US was right not to close its borders to overseas students after 9/11, says Rajika Bhandari 

Meghan Duffy thinks you can get on in academia without being chained to your desk

As Spectre hits the cinemas, what might it be like to be taught by James Bond – or Daniel Craig, at least? His on-screen student and now THE reporter, Jack Grove, reveals how nobody did it better

Roger Brown urges the current government to learn from the mistakes of past teaching assessment exercises

Ellie Bothwell reflects on the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit

Even in the academy, your class background will always be a factor in how you are seen, says LSE’s Lisa Mckenzie

Breaking the rules didn’t stop Jessica Sage from completing her degree

All scholars do it, but some are simply blowing their own trumpet, says Pat Thomson

Pricey it may be, but the assessment of impact will evolve and better methodologies will appear over time, says Arun Sharma

The life of an early career researcher is a challenging one, finds Catherine Fletcher, as she heads to city number six