UCU: when the branches and the centre are brave
The UCU is in a unique position of strength and reflection?¨C the low turnout for the pay dispute ballot doesn't change that, says Michael Carley?
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Campuses warn against metrics-only knowledge exchange framework
Universities say they must be able to supplement metrics with contextual or narrative information
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Australia lobbied to rejoin ¡®Asian Erasmus¡¯ scheme
Country¡¯s vice-chancellors conceived exchange programme, only to abandon it as focus shifted to recruitment
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The big idea: one change that could transform universities
What single change to university practice would have the most positive and far-reaching consequences? Eight academics and thinkers give us their views
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Interview with Lyndsey Stonebridge
The humanities professor discusses her passion for human rights, how universities can work with refugees, and learning to stop apologising
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Researching whale hunting: one scholar joins a harpoon crew
In the very different cultures of St Vincent and the Faroe Islands, whaling forms a key part of their identity. Scholar Russell Fielding gets a real insight into the hunting tradition. Matthew Reisz...
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Graduates will never truly leave the university of the future
In an unpredictable, increasingly digital age, Singapore¡¯s universities are rethinking how to equip alumni with relevant skills throughout their lives
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China urged to play the long game of scientific development
Tsinghua provost urges researchers to take the risks required to achieve major breakthroughs
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THE World University Rankings 2019: East closes in on West
China¡¯s leading universities are soaring up the global and Asian tables, largely driven by improvements in citation impact, says Ellie Bothwell
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Towns and universities: UK Labour¡¯s new civic thinking
Uclan role in Preston Model?sheds light on what a Labour government could mean for universities, beyond the fees pledge
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Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management, by Caitlin Rosenthal
The capital value of slaves made it possible for white livelihoods to flourish, writes Martin Myers
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Universities in developing nations still need support from the Western academy
Despite his stressful sudden exit from Papua New Guinea, John Warren insists that Western universities must continue to send staff to institutions in the developing world
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What are you reading? ¨C 9 August 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Forward thinking: THE University Leaders Survey 2018
What are vice-chancellors¡¯ insights into the trends, threats and priorities affecting the future of the university? Nearly 200 leaders of world-ranked universities give their views on where the...
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Call to give early career researchers more independence
Review of UK guidelines says junior scholars should spend 20 per cent of time on their own projects and personal development