Universities need to stop treating their students like children
Students are too often micromanaged and policed while on campus, and it needs to stop, writes Frank Furedi
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Johns Hopkins University chief ‘dumbfounded’ by support for Trump
Ronald Daniels says universities have not fully comprehended ‘profound disillusionment’ within society
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UK to promote universities abroad despite pledging visa crackdown
Government spends £4m advertising to overseas students at the same time as visa action pledged on ‘lower-quality’ courses
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'Drive to marketisation' puts purpose of universities 'at risk'
Former Labour higher education minister criticises UK's HE bill in Hepi report
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Mega-journals: the future, a stepping stone to it or a leap into the abyss?
Nature’s new kid on the block is now the biggest journal in the world. But while such giants are currently overturning the world of scholarly publishing, their long-term future is unclear, says...
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Donald Trump still looks like a winner to me – but for all the wrong reasons
Despite recent revelations about the Republican presidential candidate’s attitude towards women, Duncan Wu still believes his celebrity will carry him to victory on 8 NovemberÂ
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You might open the door – but what will it mean to step through it?
There is no simple answer to the ethical dilemmas, political manoeuvrings and relationship challenges involved in gaining access to organisations for research, says Ann Cunliffe
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Boy’s paper on ‘really cool’ bats accepted by journal
‘Unexpected’ twist occurred after a seven-year-old’s manuscript on bats was accepted by a pay-to-publish journal
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Europe giving US business schools a run for their money
New figures show nearly two-thirds of European business schools reported increases in applications
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Peter Wright, 1941-2016
A sociologist who helped to forge new qualifications and quality assurance regimes has died
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Academics draft ‘new social contract for higher education’
International group aims to re-establish core principles of universities
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Interview with Charles Foster
Would you prefer to live as a badger, an otter, a swift, an urban fox or a deer? We speak to the academic who did all five
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World leaders in the arts offered university programme
Academics and leading figures from London’s rich cultural scene offer their insights to those running major arts organisations around the world
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Asian researcher numbers soar
New data points to exponential growth in many countries
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How the social sciences can embrace the big data revolution
Training, bold interdisciplinary partnerships and ‘bridging skills’ are all essential for social scientists who want to make best use of all the data now available to them