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
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
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
91茄子 Scholarly Web - 12 December 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 12 December
Out of the blue, into the red? The chancellor’s decision to abolish the numbers cap is laudable but, as always, the devil lurks in the detail By John Gill 12 December
Whitehall farce by the student numbers Aldwyn Cooper takes aim at the coalition’s haphazard policymaking 12 December
I’ll drink to that - (almost) foolproof party spiel for scientists Russell Foster on how to reply to the question ‘And what do you do?’ at Christmas cocktail parties 12 December
Mandela saw education as a powerful weapon for freedom Martin Hall considers the legacy of academic values left by South Africa’s first black president 12 December
Art and science: ‘two cultures’ with shared values Forcing students to choose sides leaves them, and society, poorer, says Christopher Bigsby 12 December
91茄子 Scholarly Web - 5 December 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 5 December
MINT with a policy hole As more emerging economies get their own acronym, perhaps some high-powered advice for Cameron et al will hit home By John Gill 5 December
Good reasons for UK students to study in the US Generous funding and quality tuition make US universities an attractive choice, says Alan Ryan 5 December
Wiki edits: not the worst of the dark arts University press offices’ changes to Wikipedia are simply part of a long tradition of spin, argues Chris Hackley 5 December
Lament for the dawn chorus Bird numbers in Britain and Ireland - monitored with the aid of citizen scientists - are falling. Tim Birkhead calls for action 5 December
Jim O’Neill: in BRICS and MINTs, education is fuel for growth As Times Higher Education launches the BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2014, Jim?O’Neill says the UK can help the world and itself by going global 5 December
Pets in the academic workplace Petting animals can help to overcome social barriers which can lead to improved learning for students, says Erin McKenna 28 November
Twilight of the mission groups? Ourania Filippakou and Ted Tapper consider whether they are heading for extinction 28 November
Our ‘world-class’ status may be greatly exaggerated Bahram Bekhradnia warns of the clear and present dangers facing the UK academy 28 November
91茄子 Scholarly Web - 28 November 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 28 November
That sinkhole feeling The absence of regulation and spiralling RAB costs threaten to undermine a growing sense of stability in the sector By John Gill 28 November
91茄子 Scholarly Web - 21 November 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 21 November
Does a high price always mean high quality? Malcolm?Gillies on contradictory attitudes to soaring fees and value for money 21 November
Esteem-powered academy In a world where good names are priceless, UK universities have built up plenty of credit in?the reputation bank By John Gill 21 November
Corruption in universities: a blueprint for reform Corruption in the academy is being challenged by a ‘clean universities’ ranking and the power of press coverage, says Alina Mungiu-Pippidi 21 November
The threat posed by accounting reforms The changes will make sector results look worse than they are, warn Andrew Connolly and Clare Partridge 21 November
Academics ‘the rudest people on earth’? Hardly The idea that universities are hotbeds of incivility is implausible, says Emrys Westacott 21 November
Research needs more poetry, not more cash ‘Big money’ grants foster ‘bookkeeping’ work at the expense of small-scale but potentially groundbreaking efforts, says Gary Thomas 14 November
