Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome, by Guy de la Bédoyère
Barbara Graziosi finds flaws in a claim that Roman wives and mothers held true power

Barbara Graziosi finds flaws in a claim that Roman wives and mothers held true power

Organisation follows nearly 200 German research organisations in cutting ties with publishing giant

After a year where universities were buffeted by forces beyond their control, the winter brings time for reflection and appreciation of their vital role

With one more year to go until the end of a decade that is transforming universities worldwide, Times Higher Education looks at the trends that have shaped the past 12 months

Spike in severance payments in Russell Group may be sign of attempt to shed ‘underperforming’ academics

Even if tuition-free or ‘debt-free’ higher education cannot be achieved at national level, local reforms are having a big impact

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Several institutions refusing to pay settlement fees for employees or their families

The remote campus director talks about her traveller roots, winning and losing at business and the limits of the curriculum

The residential experience has its attractions for school-leavers, but most US students value low cost and flexibility above all, says Paul LeBlanc

The Canadian government’s excessive policing of privacy makes it intolerably onerous to access its datasets, says Karen Robson

Tributes paid to nun who was a pioneer of women’s education

The jury is out on the educational value of recording, but universities prize its ability to project them as accessible and inclusive, says Simon Fokt