The Migrant’s Tale: a pilgrimage for our times
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is the model for a nine-day walk highlighting the stories of refugees

Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is the model for a nine-day walk highlighting the stories of refugees

Sub-Saharan universities must adapt to the shifting career aims of their future graduates, study suggests

Chancellor Nicholas Dirks explains the university’s branch campus strategy

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Giving universities oversight of postgraduate training will greatly improve its quality, argues Alastair Buchan

The Quality Assurance Agency carries out work of national importance. G. R. Evans questions the wisdom behind outsourcing its duties

He never lost his loathing of school, but becoming a university chancellor made the leader an ally of higher learning, writes David Cannadine

To write well, knowledge of other languages is crucial, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Research can have unpredictable results, but some advance planning will make proving its value much easier

Inaugural campaign to diversify income streams kicks off with £5m donation for pioneering research centre

UK higher education round-up and highlights from the Twittersphere

Comic conclusions on the world of doctoral study
UK vice-chancellors are “opposed to any academic boycott of Israeli universities” (“Universities UK confirms opposition to Israel boycott”, 3 June). Boycotts, they say, are “inimical to academic...
It seems as though Stevan Harnad and Michael Eisen are confused about what Elsevier’s new open access policy actually does (“Elsevier’s OA edict exposes friction between green and gold advocates”,...