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Undaunted by battles that can be gruelling and disheartening, women are ramping up the fight for equality in the academy

Undaunted by battles that can be gruelling and disheartening, women are ramping up the fight for equality in the academy

To level the playing field, the state must reinstate working rights for overseas private students, argues William Hunt

An anonymous āfreelance ghostwriterā explains how universities have little defence against personalised services of this kind

The exploration of womenās sexuality would benefit from less talk of dopamine and more discussion of fantasy, argues Laura Frost

A sense of impending doom is nothing new in the humanities, says Alan Ryan
āEnemy withinā returns Inglisā unfriendly fireThank you, Fred Inglis, for jolting me out of my false consciousness (āIncinerated by the branding ironā, 18 July). We can all agree that university...

A powerful edited volume offers diverse testimonies of how female academics at different stages of their careers have juggled the demands of family and work. Matthew Reisz reports

Times Higher Education analysis adds to fears about degree comparability

Can Spain keep reform of its stagnant university system on track in tough times, asks Jack Grove

Can the government push through an overhaul of the sector in tough times?

The wife of a giant of science gave him valuable intellectual stimulus, Graham Farmelo discovers

A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

Roger Morgan welcomes a book that tackles ignorance, dispels confusion and inspires appreciation about the EU

Gwendolyn Beetham on a collection of essays that remind us that an alternative to global capitalismās inequality is badly needed

Laurence Coupe celebrates efforts to rethink urban spaces to give them an ecological dimension