A few choice words in response to reports about drunken Australian accents
David Crystal sets the record straight on claims the Australian accent originated in drunken speech
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Reputation of UK higher education main factor attracting international STEM students
But UK overseas STEM postgraduates less likely to say the country is the best destination for career opportunities
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Vulvanomics: how we talk about vaginas
Emma Rees on language, taboos, and a word with an almost unparalleled power to shock
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Students with disabilities enrol online ‘to avoid stigmatisation’
US study unmasks marginalisation that disabled learners face in higher education, say authors
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Universities are failing to prepare students for the social economy
Institutions are not developing the key skills employers look for, says David Reed
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‘Triumphalist’ mindset explains criticism of Middle East campus, says NYU president
Outgoing New York University president John Sexton dismisses concerns over academic freedom at his institution’s Abu Dhabi campus
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The grisly and ghoulish side of academic research
Matthew Reisz reflects that some jobs are really not for him – even on Halloween
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Students perform in a cemetery to ‘give the dead a voice’
University reaches out to its local community through dramatised performances in the city graveyard
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This Halloween, have some sympathy for the Devil
It is as a fictional monster, rather than a real threat in the world, that the Devil today attracts most attention, writes Darren Oldridge
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Five myths about academic editing
The quality of scholarly editing is ‘extremely uneven’, says Brian Bloch
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IoE centre’s agenda aims to make case for higher education research
Funding, staffing and alternative providers among issues to be considered as part of £5 million initiative
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TEF: pull back from link to fees, urges Million+
Government urged to change plans to avoid damage to English universities’ global reputation
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Lectures cancelled as rally for suspended union rep closes Soas library and buildings
Hundreds of protesters gather on Bloomsbury campus in support of suspended Unison branch secretary Sandy Nicoll
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THE podcast: 29 October - 4 November 2015 issue review
This week's edition discussed by the Times Higher Education editorial team
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London Business School head eyes US competition
Andrew Likierman says first fundraising campaign is necessary to maintain global position