Sir Terry Pratchett: a master of make-believe
John Gilbey remembers the gifted, generous and genial creator of the Discworld universe
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The passing of the polymaths
Felipe Fernández-Armesto laments our giant-killing culture
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Seeing Sodomy in the Middle Ages, by Robert Mills
A sensitive study of transgression breaks new ground for queer theory, says Rachel Moss
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Galileo’s Telescope: A European Story, by Massimo Bucciantini, Michele Camerota and Franco Giudice
An detailed account of the bigger picture around the astronomer’s discoveries interests Robyn Arianrhod
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Oxford v-c Andrew Hamilton named new NYU president
Andrew Hamilton, the University of Oxford vice-chancellor, has been named the next president of New York University
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Budget 2015: PhD loans up to £25K announced
George Osborne has announced that the government will offer PhD and research-based master’s students income-contingent loans of up to £25,000
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THE podcast: Jisc Digital Festival 2015
Download the podcastThe 2015 Jisc Digital Festival, known as Digifest, took place in Birmingham on 9 and 10 March 2015.In this podcast, reporter Chris Parr speaks with Carole Goble, a professor in...
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Australian government's bid to uncap fees falls again
Plans to uncap tuition fees in Australia have been defeated in the country’s upper house for the second time in four months
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Warwick v-c Nigel Thrift recorded calling student protesters ‘yobs’
But university’s registrar defends v-c, saying he has been ‘targeted personally and directly’ for weeks
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Birmingham pro v-c Richard Williams to head Heriot-Watt
A University of Birmingham pro vice-chancellor has been appointed to lead Heriot-Watt University
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University duty on ‘non-violent extremism’ not mentioned for Scotland
Prevent document from government has different wording for English/Welsh universities
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Inaugural THE Africa Universities Summit to be held in Johannesburg
Times Higher Education has announced that it will hold its inaugural THE Africa Universities Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, in July 2015
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Private college ‘fiasco’ could cost £100 million, suggests Hodge
The public cost of the coalition government’s private college “fiasco” could be in the region of £100 million
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Poorer students ‘not studying key A levels’ for selective universities
Just a third of bright teenagers from poorer backgrounds take an A level likely to help them attend a selective university, a study says
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US universities should follow UK in promoting students’ ‘soft skills’
Universities must understand what employers want from graduates, argues Kevin Kruger