THE podcast: 3-9 March 2016 issue review
The latest edition of Times Higher Education discussed by our editorial team

The latest edition of Times Higher Education discussed by our editorial team

Construction on £25 million biomass boiler in nearby village aims to cut energy costs for ancient university

McGill’s leading astrophysicist talks fundamental science research, academic gender imbalances and amateur dramatics as a parent

UCL rent strike has thrown the spotlight on a growing problem across the UK

A renowned topologist who established the University of Warwick’s Mathematical Institute as a major centre has died

University of Salford exhibition dedicated to the subject of childbirth is expanded

Distance learning institution and owner of FutureLearn describes results as 'disappointing' but 'not entirely unexpected'

UK universities’ research links would be harmed and their ‘philosophy’ lost to Continent, John Morgan is told in Berlin and Munich

Study explores challenges of carrying out qualitative work

Times Higher Education World University Rankings data reveal the 20 best institutions based on private-sector investment per academic

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Nigel Thrift, head of Schwarzman Scholars, a transnational scheme to develop movers and shakers, tells John Gill about China’s international role

Book of the week: A portrait of the failure who became Führer detects early signs of a Final Solution, says Robert Gellately

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