Love in the lab? It’s part of science
Sir Tim Hunt complains of “trouble with girls” in labs, but male egos can be far more obstructive to science, says Ottoline Leyser
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Stanford president John Hennessy to step down
John Hennessy has announced plans to step down as president of Stanford University in summer 2016, after leading the institution for more than 15 years
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Sir Tim Hunt resigns from two posts
Nobel laureate Sir Tim Hunt has resigned from his position on a Royal Society committee as well as an honorary UCL professorship
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Asia University Rankings 2015 methodology
Although focused on a particular region, the Asia University Rankings employ the same criteria as the global gold standard for academic comparisons: the THE World University Rankings. The Times...
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Cambridge LEGO professor and research centre: price tag £4m
The University of Cambridge has plans to establish a “LEGO professorship of play in education, development and learning” alongside a research centre, with £4 million of donations from the LEGO...
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#distractinglysexy: Twitter responds to Sir Tim Hunt
Female scientists have joined others in responding to Nobel laureate’s comments about the “trouble with girls” in labs.
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Northern Ireland debates postgraduate loans
Additional support for part-time undergraduates also under consideration
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THE podcast: 11-17 June 2015 issue review
This week's issue discussed by the Times Higher Education team
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National Teaching Fellows of 2015 are named
Fifty-five people working in universities have been named as the latest winners of the sector’s top honour for teaching and learning
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Back universities to grow economy, says UUK
Universities UK has launched its fightback against the prospect of further funding cuts with the publication of a study highlighting the economic benefits of higher education
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Athena SWAN set to spread wings and head Down Under
As the gender equality charter mark prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary, it looks to partner with a local agency in Australia
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Student grants may become loans as BIS prepares to wield the axe
A former adviser to Vince Cable expects maintenance grants to disappear and a lower loan repayment threshold as department tackles £450m cut
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Long-distance relationships: challenges faced by internationalisation staff
Improving partnerships with overseas universities is seen as the biggest challenge facing internationalisation staff in European universities, according to research
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FutureLearn looks beyond the 1% to offerings of post-92s
UK Mooc platform adds new partners after admitting that using global rankings as a proxy for quality ‘hides a lot of detail’
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Grant income targets set at one in six universities, THE poll suggests
FoI request reveals which institutions have targets of some sort after the suicide last year of a professor at Imperial College London