What’s Eating the Universe?, by Paul Davies
Cait MacPhee praises a rather-too-rapid tour of the frontiers of physical knowledge
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Post-qualification offers would improve fairness in UK admissions
Basing offers on actual results, uniformly adjusted for previous educational disadvantage, would be more transparent and just, says Quintin McKellar
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Gareth Williams, 1935-2021
‘Dedicated and inspirational’ teacher had expertise that was recognised all over the world
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Interview with Lisa Cook
Embracing economics after an iconic mountain climb, a daughter of the Deep South takes an optimistic outlook to promoting racial progress
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Four in 10 UK PhD students ‘at high risk of suicide’, says study
Loneliness and intellectual insecurity highlighted as prime reasons for elevated suicide risk among doctoral researchers
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Students in limbo as Taliban tighten grip on Afghanistan
Many press on with classes, despite hiding from the Taliban
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Embed climate change education into all degrees, academics urge
Paper released ahead of COP26 says lecturers need more support to integrate environmental issues into their teaching
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The week in higher education – 14 October 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Is Classics’ empire in terminal decline?
With contention about diversity adding to concerns about employability and declining student numbers, does Classics in the US need rebranding or rethinking? Paul Basken reports
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UK research faces an autumn of political reckoning
The spending review must confirm the substance beneath the government’s froth about becoming a science superpower, says James Wilsdon
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14 October 2021 digital edition
Empire in decline: can Classics combat falling student numbers and diversity concerns?
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Emerging Economies Summit to promote alternative pathways to university excellence
In partnership with the United Arab Emirates University, THE’s three-day hybrid summit will set a progressive agenda for universities in emerging economies via digital transformation and...
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Covid experts get violent threats after speaking out on pandemic
Nature survey sparks fears that scientists will be deterred from sharing their expertise
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Law and business among four new subject rankings announced
US and UK lose dominance in law, while social sciences, business and economics and education results also released
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Charges dropped for first time in USÂ admissions scandal
Just ahead of trial, former Wake Forest volleyball coach gets reprieve in return for repaying alleged bribe