Books interview: CN Lester
The author of Trans Like Me on books, moving beyond pigeonholing, and making time for Moomins

The author of Trans Like Me on books, moving beyond pigeonholing, and making time for Moomins

Higher education news from around the globe

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

This week’s round-up of academics awarded research council funding
Nick Hillman is right to say that the new divisions between different categories of higher education providers in the UK are unlikely to last (and it is surely shocking, in a regulatory system...
In the article “Take charge to ensure that you ace your appraisal” (News, 18 May), Robert MacIntosh and Kevin O’Gorman counsel academics about how to negotiate their annual performance and...
The contributions to the feature “Access all areas” (18 May), on the problems caused by poor disability access on campus, contain some very familiar points – the assumption that disability applies...
Lord Lucas argues that “Acting like spoiled children will do UK universities no favours” (Opinion, 18 May). Perhaps, but the government must remember that it exists to serve us, the citizens and...

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Hong Kong, Netherlands and Malaysia also score highly in British Council research analysing policy environments in 38 countries

Are scholars really so out of touch with the real world or do we need to look again at this tired narrative that doesn’t reflect the reality of modern academia, asks James Georgalakis

Cities must reap international benefits to stave off populism and protectionism, British Council director says

Research highlights concerns around quality despite medium being preferred by many Western universities