Hilary Lamb

The psychologist who signed up for a PhD aged 17 talks about proving her teachers wrong, keeping an open mind, and the biggest misconception about psychology

We talk student protests, forgotten heroes and lessons from history with Northwestern University’s next provost

Those who are not happy all the time can ‘rise to challenges’, researchers suggest

Researchers take to Twitter to explain their 'wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey' research

Student mental health may be on the agenda, but some argue that support is uncoordinated and insufficient to meet rising demand

Appointees in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List include the researchers behind DNA fingerprinting and the most effective therapy for malaria

We talk to the new chancellor of Bath Spa University about censorship, Brideshead Revisited and why campuses should be a place for outrage

A study into lecturer-led Facebook groups suggests they could improve how students perceive their course material and their lecturer

The incoming dean of arts and humanities at UCL speaks about tuition fees, snobbery in film studies and making Margaret Thatcher likeable

We talk with the new president of the European University Institute about the politicisation of British universities, being a European citizen (whether you like it or not) and having no regrets

Study into controversial ‘grade retention’ policy finds repeating a failed year can improve performance