Great teaching cannot be captured by ‘dangerously soulless’ algorithms
Beware reliance on teaching excellence framework metrics, says Claire Taylor
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EU-funded professors deny claims of bias from Brexit campaigners
Jean Monnet chairs say they encourage full debate on the union, although one has written that when the EU is criticised, ‘our instinct is to defend it’
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How much will the TEF cost universities and the taxpayer?
James Andrew Smith looks at the likely administrative costs of the teaching excellence framework in the light of the costs of the REF
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US college ranking launched by Times Higher Education
New ranking of colleges, due for publication in September 2016, has been developed with input from key US sector bodies and experts
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Why early career researchers should care about public engagement
Dominic Glynn urges academics who are just starting out to shout their research from the rooftops
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Roma: the UK’s forgotten higher education minority
Only a tiny fraction of the group enter university in the UK and across Europe, but attempts are being made to change the situation
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Scientific excellence ‘at risk’ from Brexit
The UK’s leading role in shaping the future of science would be lost if voters choose to leave research ‘superpower’, pro-Remain voices warn
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University arts centres club together for more impact
New network aims to help venues to play an even more effective role in the artistic life of their communities and regions
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University of Exeter launches 'extreme medicine' master's
University’s new MSc teaches doctors how to overcome the psychological and logistical challenges of working in remote regions
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World insight: liberal arts education is booming, just not in the US
Charles Bailyn's time in Asia has opened his eyes to the high regard in which a liberal arts education is still held internationally
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TEF ‘not meaningful’ until discipline data available
Institution-level statistics will be ‘too generic’, THE/HEA webchat hears
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Benefits of free university tuition in Scotland ‘not evident’
Sutton Trust study finds disadvantaged students still struggle to get into Scottish universities, and instead enter the college sector
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The many and varied experiences of a PhD examiner
Sally Tomlinson has seen much during her many doctoral examinations, from supervisors left literally holding the baby to the first Bedouin woman in Jordan to gain a PhD