Canadian Tory wants universities to ‘protect free speech or lose funding’
Conservative leadership candidate calls for federal research funding to be conditional on ‘free speech’
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Why Germany educates international students for free
As the country succeeds in attracting even more students from overseas, a mixture of demographics, ‘soft power’ concerns and local politics help explain its policy
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Unesco recommends affirmative action admissions policies
‘Overwhelming’ evidence that initiatives targeted at disadvantaged groups increase access
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THE podcast: 20-26 April 2017 issue review
The latest issue of Times Higher Education discussed by the editorial team
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Is Theresa May set for a U-turn on overseas students?
John Morgan looks at reports PM may ‘soften’ stance on students and net migration figuresÂ
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Kozo Yamamura, 1934-2017
Economic historian and novelist who survived dramatic childhood remembered
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Interview with Baroness Ashton
The former leader of the House of Lords talks inequality, widening access to higher education and keeping on top of technology
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Drive to register all UK scientists: benchmark or bureaucracy?
Critics call proposal for world-first professional recognition system ‘demented’
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Knowledge for Sale: The Neoliberal Takeover of Higher Education, by Lawrence Busch
Comparing free-market politics with state socialism may be an intellectual dead end, says Aniko Horvath
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The Hello Girls: America’s First Women Soldiers, by Elizabeth Cobbs
June Purvis on the female pioneers on the frontline in the war to end all wars
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The Social Life of Kimono: Japanese Fashion Past and Present, by Sheila Cliffe
East Asia’s most iconic garment is as dynamic as any Western mode of dress, finds Joy Hendry
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A Fragile Life: Accepting Our Vulnerability, by Todd May
John Shand appreciates a study of how humans cope when life throws them a curve ball
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The week in higher education – 20 April 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Nobel laureates condemn ‘unimaginative’ research funding models
Peer review process punishes academics who ‘challenge the dogma’ of their field, scientists claim
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Textbooks are not enough
Serious novels promote the trust and people skills that societies need. They should be required reading for all degrees, says Peter Taylor-Gooby