Nature Index 2016: the 100 most-improved universities based on research quality
China dominates the Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars list
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THE to partner with Wall Street Journal on new US college ranking
US ranking will focus on student experience and outcomes
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Twitter trolls: time for academics to fight back?
Academia is used to robust debate. But the trolling that happens online should not be tolerated, writes Elaine Campbell
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Feminism is ‘white’ academic concept for some BME researchers
Academics tell Heriot-Watt University researcher they felt they ‘couldn’t be feminist and black’
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Corbyn’s Labour: lions led by donkey jackets
It is heartbreaking to see idealistic youth attach itself to clueless old sectarians, writes Martin McQuillan
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Rethink EU research funding ‘to empower young researchers’
European researchers call for a ‘radical reorganisation’ to help undergraduates and PhD students access grants
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Turkey’s higher education chief defends purge
Senior figure sees ‘strong signals’ that Turkey’s academy has been infiltrated, despite international criticism
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Are bonds the right way for your university to fund investment?
Don’t follow fashion when deciding how best to raise cash – consider all the options, says Marc Finer
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Brexit vote may show economists ‘not in touch’ with public
Centre for Macroeconomics survey finds support for ‘institutional change’ in profession
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HIV stigma and employment in HE: what can we do?
Despite significant medical progress, there is still a stigma surrounding HIV in the workplace that needs to be addressed, says Drew Dalton
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THE podcast: 4-10 August 2016 issue review
This week's edition discussed by the editorial team
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Is research a fertile hunting ground for narcissists?
A new book by Bruno Lemaitre considers whether science is suffering from being led by the self-obsessed
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Stanley Mandelstam, 1928-2016
An academic described as a ‘giant in theoretical physics’ has died
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Interview with Dick Hobbs
We talk gangsters, London crime and dodging punches with the noted ethnographer
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OU makes ‘significant reorientation’ towards apprenticeships
Vice-chancellor predicts that sector’s ‘slightly snobbish’ attitude will be swiftly eroded