What are you reading? – 9 August 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
Ahead of publication of revised concordat, Brunel leader calls for funding agencies to give document greater importance
Australia’s Monash University takes a multifaceted approach to preparing its graduates for an increasingly globalised and digital economy, says Margaret Gardner
The award-winning chemist attempts to explain his reasons for wanting to create a chemical brain, but suggests we won’t be moving to Mars any time soon
Where will higher education be in 2030? Our survey asks university leaders what they think the next decade holds for the sector
From the largest strike in the history of UK higher education, to the US ‘academic precariat’ looking to unionise to improve their conditions, Jack Grove assesses the changing influence of workers’...
A new THE analysis of ‘academic clusters’ reveals insights into the rapid improvement of institutions such as Tsinghua and New York University
UK businesses are being failed by the government’s lack of a “coherent strategy to support the commercialisation of technological innovation in the UK”, MPs have said.
Ambitious institutions have taken a variety of steps to achieve uplift from legislation to tenure, says Ellie Bothwell
Sociology, once a discipline seen as the embodiment of social progress, is now subject to frequent scepticism over its methodology, politics and career relevance. Here, five sociologists offer their...
To spare doctoral candidates protracted and unproductive efforts, Tim Marler and Dean Young suggest a pragmatic route to successful completion, while, below, Julian Kirchherr advocates a quick-and-...
Soul-searching is required by institutions if they want to survive the alarming decline in student numbers that will leave many classrooms empty, says Jayden Kim
RMIT uses blockchain to authenticate qualifications from its latest course – about blockchain
Funding will support Lancaster to develop curriculum for Manchester-based University Academy 92
The prospect of losing access to EU funding only strengthens the rationale for UK universities to develop deep, bilateral international partnerships, says Ed Byrne