The past and the presents
Kevin Fong on how Christmas nostalgia can help us buy the right gifts today

Kevin Fong on how Christmas nostalgia can help us buy the right gifts today

The union of two London universities is underpinned by a powerful vision, say their leaders Chris Husbands and Michael Arthur

Richard Black on data manipulation and the problems with multidisciplinary subpanels
The redundancies currently taking place at the University of Warwick represent a revolution in the meaning and purpose of academic work.Senior staff in departments that are deemed loss-making (the...

Giulia Miller writes on the weird backstory to a female superhero, from women鈥檚 suffrage to lie detectors

After a period of turmoil at Plymouth University, an external review is pending, and the findings may have implications for the sector, writes John Morgan

Academics鈥 engagement activities are valuable, says Alison Phipps. But a public profile comes at a price, especially for women who study gender

Watchdog names those with questions over public loan access and high dropout rates

Russia and Turkey also making strides in the second annual rankings table for emerging economies

Source: AlamyUnited StatesMillions balance parenthood and studyMore than a quarter (26 per cent) of undergraduate students in the US 鈥 some 4.8 million 鈥 are raising dependent children, a study has...

Leverhulme TrustResearch Project GrantsSciencesAward winner: Stephen GoldupInstitution: Queen Mary University of LondonValue: 拢104,326Mechanically chiral rotaxanes as switchable enantioselective...

A leading expert on the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, who was a child survivor of the Holocaust, has died

Undergraduate admissionsDrop in early Ucas applicationsThe number of UK students who have applied early to university has fallen by 3 per cent, new interim figures show. Some 110,460 home students...
The grey whale on the last page of the 鈥淪uper size me鈥 report (Features, November) is belly up. Is Times Higher Education trying to tell us something?Sean NeillAssociate fellowCentre for Education...
How refreshing to read in a serious journal a proper account of poltergeist and other paranormal phenomena (鈥淪chools that have ghouls鈥, Features, 30 October).The author, Richard Sugg, starts with the...