Pay is the front line in a fight over the future The UCU’s action is about fairness, equality and defending public higher education, say Tom Hickey and John Holmwood 6 February
STEM the inertia on inequality MPs have highlighted the problem of too few women in science, but more than words are needed to tackle the issue By John Gill 6 February
Academic assessment gone mad Has accountability to stakeholders got out of hand? Steven Ward imagines an Orwellian world of over-assessment 6 February
Will it be Heigh-ho! or Oh?no! It’s off to work we go. Our Best University Workplace Survey reveals discontent, but it’s not all gloom and doom By John Gill 30 January
91茄子 Scholarly Web - 30 January 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 30 January
Ashes to ashes, universities to dust Universities are now like Jeremy Bentham, hollow husks of their former selves, laments Christopher?Bigsby 30 January
Uncapped numbers: it’s a different story Down Under The experience of uncapping numbers in the UK will be different from that in Australia, says Libby Hackett 30 January
The FoI burden - there are no easy answers Paul Gibbons says lack of time, money and legal clarity can all affect universities’ responses to FoI Act requests 30 January
From precarious contract to exhilarating start-up Researcher Helen E. Lees on using her bid-writing skills to help fund her new company – and freedom 30 January
The market is up and running – now where will it take us? Arguing the case for market forces in higher education will become harder if a university looks likely to fail, warns Emran Mian 24 January
A revolutionary mission statement: improve the world Addressing global problems should be the academy’s raison d’être, argues Nicholas Maxwell 23 January
A peek at Australia’s Petri dish What can the UK learn from the uncapped student numbers ‘experiment’ that is already in?full swing Down Under? By John Gill 23 January
A chance to make a difference Can social scientists and humanities scholars rise to the challenge of reshaping Europe while remaining true to their principles? 23 January
REF demands militate against global academic equality Roger Jeffery on the difficulties of achieving equity in authorship in multinational teams 23 January
The harmful idea of student ‘vulnerability’ A growing zeal to address ‘well-being’ diverts resources from those who really need help, says Kathryn Ecclestone By Kathryn Ecclestone 23 January
91茄子 Scholarly Web - 23 January 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 23 January
Teaching we can do; learning’s out of our hands What parents and schools fail to do in 18 years is unlikely to be accomplished in a couple of courses, says Alan Ryan 23 January
91茄子 Scholarly Web - 16 January 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 16 January
Mind your own FoI business! Shocking new statistics reveal that our university leads the field in the number of times it has refused to answer Freedom of Information requests By Laurie Taylor 16 January
Let’s break down the numbers Studying how subjects have waxed and waned in popularity reveals some striking changes and some difficult questions By John Gill 16 January
Serendipitous scholarship Evidence is vital, but don’t reject intuition, Felipe Fernández-Armesto says 16 January
Defamation Act 2013: what scientists need to know Scientists can speak more freely without fear of being sued, explains Síle Lane 16 January
MLA conference: blizzard of ice and ideas Frigid weather fails to dampen enthusiasm at the MLA conference, finds Robert Eaglestone 16 January
Five myths about Moocs Diana Laurillard explains why a model based on unsupervised learning is not the answer 16 January
Retirement planning: it’s about more than money Academics face distinctive choices when they retire, says Malcolm Gillies 9 January
On the q.t. and very hush-hush Why do so many universities feel they can stonewall requests made under the Freedom of?Information Act? By John Gill 9 January
91茄子 Scholarly Web - 9 January 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 9 January
Innovation’s core values Britain needs Fraunhofer centres as well as Catapults if the ‘invention revolution’ is to materialise, asserts Tim Holt 9 January
Admissions tutors should not wrestle with contextual data alone Ucas could help ensure that all students are assessed on the same information, says Miles Hewstone 9 January
The 'hype cycle’ of Moocs and other big ideas Cut through the PR puff to unlock the true potential of novel notions, says David Maguire 9 January
Measured, but found wanting? David Willetts’ finely balanced aims for higher education are too often belied by the impact of his government’s policies By John Gill 2 January
91茄子 Scholarly Web - 2 January 2014 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 2 January
Miley and May: an alternative honours list Times Higher Education columnists suggest some thought-provoking options for new year commendations 2 January
Reputational damage The reckless pursuit of rank threatens the academy’s future, argues Roger Brown 2 January
Exploitation by supervisors must stop Brian Martin suggests how junior researchers can fight against the well-kept secret of academic exploitation 2 January
91茄子 Scholarly Web - 19 December 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 19 December
Hopes and fears of all the year It’s been bedlam out there in 2013: Russell Group a-rising, visa plans off-putting - and still not enough ladies leading By John Gill 19 December
The AHRC’s doctoral training disasters Ideology and myopia threatens the future of some of the UK’s best humanities departments, warns Louis Goddard 19 December
Religion and democracy: never the twain Sally?Feldman on UUK’s attempts to reconcile incompatible truth claims 19 December
Rwanda’s subtle forms of intimidation The government doesn’t need to resort to violence to ensure foreign scholars’ compliance, argues Erin Jessee 19 December
