Interview with Eleni Linos
One of four sisters holding academic posts at top US universities explains that their professorial parents gave them something far more valuable than a bookish bloodline
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Betty Siegel, 1931-2020
Pioneering university leader who went on to promote higher education’s social responsibility remembered
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New guidelines to tackle ‘complacency’ about overseas research
PhD students seen as being particularly at risk, in wake of murder of Giulio Regeni and detention of Matthew Hedges
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Make year one free for first-in-family students, says report
Proposal one of several put forward for higher education to bridge post-Brexit divides in UK
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Academic ‘quit lit’: power inequity ‘still present at exit door’
Parting shot the privilege of the established, as precariously employed academics choose less risky departures, says anthropologist
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The week in higher education − 27 February 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Universities can help heal a divided Britain
UK universities’ multiple missions can be accelerated under the new government’s ministerial briefs, say Chris Husbands and Natalie DayÂ
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In it for the long haul? Reflections on international relocation
Moving overseas is often the best way to further an academic career, but the transition to a new system and culture can be painful. Six academics recount their experiences and offer their tips
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Thomas Piketty: ‘Economists are no different from other social scientists’
As the monumental follow-up to his best-selling Capital in the Twenty-First Century is published, the celebrated French economist speaks to Matthew Reisz about why a detailed historical analysis of...
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The gender pay gap can’t be explained away
Even women with identical performance ratings to men suffer large pay deficits. This must be fixed, say Ann Brower and Alex James
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Female academics need to embrace competition
Removing biases in the system may not be enough to achieve a truly equal gender balance, says Sun Young LeeÂ
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ߣߣÊÓƵn universities ‘could end up doing well’ after coronavirus
Universities ߣߣÊÓƵ conference also hears jurist stress human side of crisis, urging government to establish a ‘special student support fund’
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Michael Spence: chance to lead UCL post-Brexit ‘worth pay cut’
Sydney v-c says upcoming move to London ‘made more interesting’ by uncertainty around city’s global positionÂ
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Labour should ‘move forward’ from zero-fees policy, says MP
Cambridge representative Daniel Zeichner calls for ‘open discussion’ on university funding once leadership election is over
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Culture of exploitation? Heavy burden on minority female scholars
Pressure to support diversity efforts and BAME students drives ethnic minority women to take on unrewarded duties to the detriment of their career progression and mental health, academics say