We need more foxes and fewer hedgehogs
In his essay The Hedgehog and the Fox, Isaiah Berlin, the philosopher, drew on an ancient Greek aphorism to classify famous writers. He wanted to distinguish between those who view the world through...
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Aberystwyth v-c faces chorus of digital disapproval
Petition to oust head follows Twitter hoax set up in her name
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Research funding on the rise
The amount of research council funding universities receive has increased in real terms by about half since 2002-03, according to a new report
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All Welsh universities ‘deserve’ share of research cash
Welsh Assembly committee says institutions should receive minimum award regardless of quantity of world-class research
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HR head: union shutout ignited staff enthusiasm
Derecognising Unite and Unison has led to greater employee engagement with the university, says the University of Reading’s John Brady
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Chatham House Archives published online
First module of digital resource, covering 1920 to 1979, shines light on colonialism’s end, communism and Cold War
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Campus close-up: GSM London
Unhindered by league tables, a for-profit business-focused institution says it is happily widening participation
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Murder and ‘blasphemy’: Pakistan’s academy in danger
Scholars at Risk Network warns of threats to academic freedom after the killing of a lawyer defending a scholar
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Room for growth in Japan-UK student traffic
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls for ‘globalisation’ and more exchanges at university leaders’ summit at University College London
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One for all: everyone wants a touch of Sorbonne magic
The venerable term is now used by three universities and three institutional clusters in Paris
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How Saudi Arabia can create an academic oasis
Philip Altbach on three problems hindering the kingdom’s institutions in their pursuit of world-class status
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Pfizer saga: health warning for UK university research
Life sciences ecosystem may lose out if US firm was ever to take over Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca
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Multi-professional approach delivers results in obstetrics training
Tim Draycott, who led the development of the PROMPT course, on the fellowship that gave him three years’ precious thinking time. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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UK university funding: don’t copy the Australians
As costs soar for students Down Under, England should be even more wary of following the country’s lead, says Rachel Wenstone
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The tongue-tied Britons abroad
Ignorance of one’s native English means other languages and cultures are a closed book, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto