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Penn and San Diego law academics’ opinion piece, arguing ‘all cultures are not equal’, brings calls for institutions to speak out
More work is needed to understand the mental health needs of researchers, say Susan Guthrie and Catie Lichten
Instagram posts aim to overcome perception that researchers are typically male and white
Singaporeans are starting to question the benefit of recruiting so much global research talent, say Pang Eng Fong and Linda Lim
It is time to consider how we can stop senior academics bullying their way on to research papers, says Trisha Greenhalgh
Brain-boosting drugs can help students and academics alike to unlock their potential, says Hemmel Amrania
Scholars divulge which treasured possession they would rescue from their office before heading for the emergency exit if a fire broke out on campus
Sword-fighting, drinking, history and camaraderie: struggling to recruit, ancient brotherhoods mull their image problem
Lack of job security, limited support from management and weight of work-related demands on time among risk factors
Southampton Solent University’s Tere Daly responds to the former political adviser’s article in today’s Daily Telegraph
The academic psychologist talks testosterone, gender and the joy of being paid to read and write
Kurdistan shows that post-conflict countries can build a thriving higher education sector by working with foreign partners, says Dlawer Ala’Aldeen
Spreading the word on social media about research can help academics get ahead, but is it too much of a distraction, asks Brooke Erin Duffy
Dame Sue Black’s pioneering work has taken her to war zones and the aftermath of natural disasters. She explains the scientific rigour required in the field
Universities used to be thought unsinkable, but the unthinkable – an institution going to the wall – is now a genuine, if yet remote, prospect
Many an academic will be dragged to the cinema this summer by bored offspring determined to see the latest superhero film. But what kind of childhood heroes did scholars themselves have? Here, five reveal who and what inspired their career choices
The Italian scholar discusses how Machiavelli might have appraised current politics, the benefits of birdwatching and discovering Stevie Wonder
Study finds that students who witness lecturers misbehaving are more likely to display incivility in lectures or seminars
Vitriol directed at Cambridge professor of Classics on Twitter is part of wider battle to politicise diversity, says Conrad Brunstrom
Expanding degree apprenticeships will strengthen universities’ important role in improving their local communities, says Dawn Morley
Academics able to link their expertise to world events can raise their personal and institutional profiles to previously unimaginable levels, says Russell Reader
At 1967’s Congress on the Dialectics of Liberation, radicals preached Black Power, existential psychiatry, free universities and more. Martin Levy reports on an event that was as much a happening as an academic conference
Academics who have become deputies for Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche! hope to tackle country’s problems with scientific method
Universities facing the challenges of developing a knowledge economy
There is no ‘hard divide between academics and administrators’, writes Charles Knight in response to criticisms of academic university staff
We talk internationalisation in the face of Brexit, as well as the “alien” concept of fun for academics, with the international relations professor
It is not Luddism to be cautious about destroying an academic publishing industry that has served us well, says Marilyn Deegan
Providing support for learners on low-cost ‘flat-pack degrees’ is key to expanding international higher education in Australia and worldwide, says Merlin Crossley
Bernard Leeman, anti-apartheid fighter and peripatetic champion of low-cost rural tertiary education, describes the circuitous route he took to Vanuatu
Working 55 hours per week, the loss of research periods, slashed pensions, increased bureaucracy, tiny budgets and declining standards have finally forced Michael Edwards out
Newcastle fine art posts for duo who specialise in ‘places with dark and complex histories’
New report calls for Athena SWAN awards to be rolled out in India
As the pay of BBC on-air talent is revealed, one academic comes clean about his salary
London Economics shows how less well-off graduates will repay more than higher-earning peers
Scholars and senior sector figures reveal the books they’ll be reading over the summer break – for work or pleasure or both – in part two of our annual round-up of holiday reads
Minister also warns Labour plan to abolish fees would mean ‘Reservoir Dogs ending’ for universities
We talk race, taking advice from Seamus Heaney and poetry’s vital place in society with the US’s next Poet Laureate
Early career academics can be left to sink or swim when navigating the choppy waters of learning scholarly writing. Helen Sword says a more formal, communal approach can help everyone, especially women
University attacked by 750 academics for forcing entire professoriate to reapply for jobs
Scholars and senior sector figures reveal the books they’ll be reading over the summer break – for work or pleasure or both
Scholars are ignorant of many aspects of peer review, and part of the problem is that researching it is a bit like kicking the hornet’s nest, says Martin Eve
Former education minister speaks out on vice-chancellors’ pay, ‘summer holidays’ and academics’ workloads
We talk poverty, political correctness gone mad and the comfort of whisky with the outspoken historian
Conditions that undermine the notion of scholarly vocation – relentless work, ubiquitous bureaucracy – can cause academics acute distress and spur them to quit, says Ruth Barcan
For those vacationing in Peer Review Land, Felipe Fernández-Armesto offers some help with the local lingo
With the holiday season upon us, five academics suggest some unique destinations you may want to consider – or perhaps not
Ravensbourne’s plans to stretch the teaching timetable to 7.30pm triggers staff revolt
The post-Gaddafi chaos has turned some campuses into war zones – with students among the fighters, says Darren Linvill
We talk emergency responses to terrorist attacks, geekiness and happy memories of the Olympic Games with Surrey’s professor of medicine
From steely-eyed sadists to licky Labradors, ingénue academics should beware of the cast of kinky characters who flock to academic get-togethers, says Tara Brabazon
Academics who take regular breaks from assessment will get more done than those who toil away for 10 hours straight, study says
Emily Van Duyne on why she missed graduation despite being passionately committed to her students
Joanne Roberts on the importance of mentoring, and understanding the needs of your staff
Two summers, on the beaches of Greece and in the libraries of New York, define what the “long vac” meant to John Sutherland
The sweatshop conditions in which sessional academics work in Australia mirror the treatment of schoolteachers in Victorian times, say Hannah Forsyth and Jedidiah Evans
Stephen Mumford tells Matthew Reisz about his desire to bring his discipline to a wider audience, why Norway was the perfect place to write his Cartesian debut novel and why insights into causation have more practical relevance than might first appear
We talk doping, ‘slithering’ through university and breaking world records with the former double Olympic champion
Don't dismiss the meditation technique as a fad: its well documented benefits for those in demanding careers make a strong case for teaching it at university, says Craig Hassed
Vice-chancellor explains traditional offices and teaching styles will disappear at £330 million Waterside project
Some vice-chancellors will decry the results of the teaching excellence framework, but should recognise areas of poor teaching it exposes, says Edward Peck