Senior staff pay-offs ‘must not reward poor performance’
Hefce tells English universities that confidentiality agreements should be ‘the exception rather than the norm’
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THE to launch European Teaching Excellence Rankings
Having put students and teaching quality at the heart of its US rankings, THEÂ intends to extend its innovative approach to Europe. Phil Baty writes
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Exam standards need standardisation
The wild variations in the proportions of top grades awarded by different departments and universities must be addressed, says Bernard Rivers
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Community spirit: universities redefining how students learn
Sara Ladrón de Guevara and Anthony Monaco on why institutions should collaborate with their neighbours to develop ideas and solve local problems
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‘Lobbyists for hire’ undermine academic authority, says professor
HEC Paris’ Alberto Alemanno says academics who influence policy ‘often’ do it in return for money
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Safe spaces need scholars’ help, not their scorn
Campus safe spaces are bad for democracy and open debate, but academics must respond to the genuine concerns they represent, says James Wicks
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Secrets to the success of the world’s fastest-rising university
Su Guaning, president emeritus of Nanyang Technological University, says the best universities have a local rival
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Glasgow principal knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Among other sector figures to be honoured, principal of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is appointed a dame
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Teaching excellence framework results to be published on 22 June
Release date was postponed in wake of uncertainty following UK general election
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Video: Peter Mathieson on how universities can measure impact
The vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong speaks to Times Higher Education at the 2017 THE Innovation and Impact Summit
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LEO data reveal complex factors affecting graduate earnings
An analysis of the graduate salary data alongside prior attainment shows how difficult it is to measure university performance on such a metric
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Worst sellers: warning of existential crisis for academic books
Arts and humanities titles now average just 60 retail sales, report says
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Exeter and Queensland launch thinktank to solve global challenges
Virtual research institute aims to overcome geography by providing grants and funding a joint PhD programme
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Universities ‘must reconnect with society’ in a sceptical world
Divide between academia and public feels ‘dangerously wide’, says Oxford communications chief