No age ambiguity
Ken Smith (Letters, 15 February) deduces from Matthew Reisz’s statement that Kori Schake “was born in Sonoma, California, ‘not far from where gold was discovered in 1848’”, that Schake “will turn 170...
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EU ‘should forge wider research community after Brexit’
Wellcome Trust says that UK should be prepared to pay more to ensure continued participation in framework programmes
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MPs grill vice-chancellors over ‘immoral’ and ‘over-inflated’ pay
MPs on education select committee suggest vice-chancellors should not be paid more than the prime minister
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Your biggest asset for academic career success? A growth mindset
Alexander Clark and Bailey Sousa urge academics to leave their ‘fixed mindsets’ behind if they want their careers to flourish
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Theresa May’s review will not help higher education, students or Conservatives
The prime minister’s review of higher education is an exercise in self-harm that will also inflict damage on universities, says Patrick McGhee
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Is 70 the new 50? US university presidents are getting older
Lawrence Bacow’s appointment at Harvard sparks discussion about the ‘greying’ of college leadership
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Charity launches European grants programmes after Brexit vote
British Heart Foundation aims to follow up German partnership with other continental collaborations
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Tensions mount on campus as USS pensions strike looms
Academics warned they could face salary deductions for failing to reschedule lectures or cover for colleagues
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Historians fear ‘censorship’ under Poland’s Holocaust law
Academic exemptions to legislation threatening those who say Poles played any part in Second World War genocide may not go far enough
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University mails out science kits for online engineering degree
University of Colorado Boulder master’s programme will ‘bring the laboratory experience’ to students at home
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USS strike: universities are ignoring goodwill of staff
Threats to dock pay from university staff working only their hours during the USS pensions dispute ignore academics’ unpaid hours, says Will Pooley
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Higher education can’t ignore its ‘value for money’ problem
Murky cross-subsidy between university courses must be addressed by the government’s review of higher education funding, argues David Robinson
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We need to rethink higher education funding
Former education secretary Justine Greening explains her plans for a graduate contribution system that funds universities in the same way that national insurance covers state pensions