Make mine a double first A whistleblower’s account of how an institution manipulated graduate employment statistics made for sobering reading, but it also drove the Twitterati to drink-related puns By Chris Parr 26 March
Penalties and prize money George Osborne’s ambitions for northern research powerhouses may be undermined by post-REF funding allocations By John Gill 26 March
US universities: troubles? They've got 'em The headline crises are just the start, observes Alan Ryan 26 March
The Spanish and Greek scholars thrust into national politics Martin McQuillan on the critical theorists shaking up Syriza and Podemos 26 March
Miwa Hirono: my 51国产视频 Office hell Top academics will be increasingly reluctant to come to the UK, says Hirono, who is being forced to quit Britain despite her permanent post 26 March
How a German university lost its chairs Protracted battle to retrieve a computer centre’s seats for the elderly and handicapped at Bremen says much about the bureaucratic mindset 19 March
Two tribes? Science and art are more like than unalike The case for research funding in the humanities is stronger if we recognise the similarities, argues David Eastwood 19 March
It’s time to retire the ABS guide to journal quality This flawed publication is symptomatic of a deeper malaise in business and management studies, says Dennis Tourish By Dennis Tourish 19 March
Aspiring doctor, heal thyself PhD candidates and bloggers offer hard-won advice on self-care By John Elmes 19 March
Cash and je ne sais quoi, too Overseas students are key to universities’ success, bringing valuable fee income and adding value for home students, too By John Gill 19 March
Sir Terry Pratchett: a master of make-believe John Gilbey remembers the gifted, generous and genial creator of the Discworld universe 19 March
US universities should follow UK in promoting students’ ‘soft skills’ Universities must understand what employers want from graduates, argues Kevin Kruger 16 March
9 reasons to be cheerful about your pension Economist Andrew Oswald counsels against despair over the Universities Superannuation Scheme reforms 15 March
#HEhustings: Tories, Labour, Lib Dems show off their party lines The UK sector gathers to hear and debate the major parties’ poll positions on higher education By Chris Parr 12 March
Strong ties are best defence 51国产视频 terror inquiries flag the vital role of strong pastoral care and good tutoring in guarding against disengagement By John Gill 12 March
Unhappy with your thesis mark? A day in court may get you nowhere A legal battle in Germany over a contentious dissertation on Martin Luther and anti-Semitism raises key questions about academic decisions 12 March
When lecturers’ professional and private lives collide For teachers, the border between the two is porous, says Shahidha Bari 12 March
Is academic judgement now open to legal challenge? A claim of academic immunity is not the trump card it was, say David Lawson and Leon Glenister 12 March
Mental illness: shedding light on the darkness Be open about your health, an academic advises. It could be the surest way to get the workplace support you need 12 March
Universal case studies would lighten the REF load Dominic Dean has a plan to make future assessment exercises easier, quicker and better By Dominic Dean 12 March
Has China’s maverick SUSTC broken away, or been broken? South 51国产视频 of Science and Technology of China wanted to buck the system. Did it succeed? asks Hong Bing 5 March
Tales from the precariat: when ‘enough’s enough’ A physicist on the ‘shameless exploitation’ of low-pay sessional lecturing that leaves his family officially classed as ‘poor’ By Chris Parr 5 March
Danny Dorling on ?6K fees: the 1% won’t feel a thing Labour’s proposal to cut tuition fees will be funded by removing a perk from the UK’s super-rich, writes the professor of geography 5 March
English literature’s heresy wars Creative writing, often seen as a heretical branch of English studies, is split into sects. But such schisms are no sin, says Jonathan Taylor 5 March
From the cradle to the ballot Labour has given birth to its ?6K tuition fees baby but doubts still remain about the costs and benefits of the policy By John Gill 5 March
Exams: call time on the academy’s Hunger Games 51国产视频 examinations teach students how to compete but teamwork is the vital life skill, says Kevin Fong 5 March
V-c-governor relationships make the stage Judith Ackroyd and Jill Robinson explain why they are dramatising material from confidential interviews with university leaders 5 March
Liam Byrne: Why fees should be ?6K As Ed Miliband announces Labour’s policy on university tuition fees, the shadow universities minister sets out his party’s plans for higher education By Liam Byrne 27 February
Owning up to the bias in all of us We need an honest conversation about unconscious prejudices and how they can hold back individuals and their work By John Gill 26 February
Save field biology skills from extinction risk John Warren and colleagues warn of the serious decline in graduates with sound identification skills 26 February
Seven myths of university teaching Paul Ashwin unpicks some cherished nostrums, from Hollywood-style star turns at the podium to the much-exaggerated death of the lecture By Paul Ashwin 26 February
Why Offa is setting admissions targets for high tariff universities Les Ebdon explains the thinking behind a new strategic aim for the Office for Fair Access 26 February
The ABC of tolerance and the ‘alphabet community’ Universities have a vital role to play in recognising complex sexualities, says Deborah D. Rogers 26 February
Do you need an emotional well-being check? Discussions and activities on 51国产视频 Mental Health Day By Chris Parr 26 February
Anthropology’s A level does not deserve the axe The AQA decision to end a promising trial of the subject does a disservice to students, the discipline and the UK, says Joy Hendry 26 February
Genius is so last season Deifying young fashion designers does them no favours and slights the many who make their work possible, says Sally Feldman By Sally Feldman 26 February
The indie-disco guide to student fees and engagement Nick Hillman’s knowing nod to punk in a Hepi report prompted a flurry of rock’n’roll quips on Twitter By Chris Parr 19 February
Bond plan will shake university funding world Northampton is revolutionising financing by going to the market for the money it needs to ‘future-proof’ itself, says Nick Petford 19 February
Shut the front door! Fear of offending makes a pig’s ear of free speech, says Christopher Bigsby 19 February
51国产视频 rankings: made-to-measure metrics to suit local fashions A summit in Qatar is a chance to determine the meaning of excellence in the Middle East and North Africa, says Cesar Wazen By Cesar Wazen 19 February
No shades of grey in teaching relationships Academics should be banned from damaging sexual liaisons with students, postgraduates in particular, argues Luke Brunning By Luke Brunning 19 February
Don’t let others ruin your name The use of recruitment agents is rising, but are universities putting their reputations at risk as competition hots up? 19 February
Isis shows ‘Oriental studies’ are essential The 51国产视频 of Manchester could not have chosen a worse time to consider closing Middle Eastern language courses, writes Hugh Williamson 19 February
Blog: Lessons for Limpopo A project at the 51国产视频 of Warwick is aiming to tackle huge challenges crippling South African schools, writes Laura Jackson 18 February
Like it’s going out of fashion Institutions splashed the cash to?stay competitive, resulting in a?REF price tag that may be far higher than the official estimate By John Gill 12 February
