A lesson in teaching across time
As academics age, they need wisdom and maturity to bridge cultural gaps and reach their students, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Let’s not go to extremes
The irony of Rupert Sutton’s letter is that his organisation’s lack of credibility is the very reason why we raised concerns about Downing Street’s apparent plagiarism of its output (“Credibility of...
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End audit culture
I welcome the chance to be assessed on my teaching through the teaching excellence framework: the quality of my teaching and my ability to engage and inspire students is something that I am very...
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Transparent aims
I’m afraid that James Naismith has it seriously wrong when he suggests that the higher education governance bill in front of Scotland’s Parliament is based on “solutions without problems, conclusions...
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Crass words
Whether research councils should spend money on art works to promote science is a fair question for discussion (“Simon Singh criticises wasteful spending in science outreach”, News, 13 October)....
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Exaggerated reports
When I started university teaching in 1971, experts both recommended and predicted the demise of the lecture. Your report shows that these experts are still around, and still without impact (“Lecture...
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Africa needs education, not exploitation
For-profit operators are needed to help feed the continent’s hunger for degrees but regulation is key
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World University Rankings 2015-2016 by subject: arts and humanities results
UK maintains its strength in the arts while US loses ground
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University of Leicester launches Department of Transtemporal Studies
Queen’s University Belfast and University of Sheffield also enter into the spirit of ‘Back to the Future Day’
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The prestige that attracts Chinese students to the UK is at risk
The UK’s strong higher education reputation has not been achieved by current policies, says Toby Miller
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UK university leaders lavish praise on Xi Jinping
As China's president visits the UK, heads of UCL, LSE and the Royal Society all warm to his slogan "the Chinese Dream"
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AC Grayling: why New College of the Humanities teamed up with Southampton Solent
Chris Parr reports as the philosopher talks of big plans for his fledgling institution