My precious! How academia’s Gollums guard their research fields
Over-possessive scholars may resort to foul play to protect their research domains, say postdocs
Over-possessive scholars may resort to foul play to protect their research domains, say postdocs
Global survey conducted by THE finds far fewer students turning up and engaging in lectures and seminars
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Australian survey finds that internal training focuses on things staff already know, like how to define research integrity, rather than practical skills to achieve it
The Covid pandemic severely limited travel options during the past two years. But with restrictions finally lifting and with summer beginning in the northern hemisphere, THE’s occasional travel guide...
Leaders must mandate objectives for research, teaching and external engagement, with major reviews every decade, says Warren Bebbington
Coming up for air: Academics’ heavenly holiday tips
‘Real shame’ that European Commission heads declined to agree to ‘last round’ of talks, says UK official
Man came forward to report sexual reorientation practices he endured on campus in the 1970s
Our rankings have always been independent of commercial interests; we have now enshrined this approach in five core values
Variable data in benchmarking tool suggest inflationary pressures yet to have full impact
But overall data on reclassification of staff does not show obvious impact on results
Lifelong Learning Commission says proposals to exclude microcredentials from loan entitlement are a mistake
This year’s positive financial results mask urgent need for historic reform to ease reliance on international students, says Nobelist
Preserving human capital for the post-Putin era is in everyone’s interests, say Dmitry Dubrovsky and Gleb Yarovoy