Research

Homa Hoodfar urges scholars to see academic freedom as a ‘history of struggle everywhere’

The value added by a university matters more than how much its graduates earn, says Bahram Bekhradnia 

Swiss agree ‘light’ implementation of anti-immigration vote under threat of expulsion from EU research programme

Chances are you’ll get at least a bit of ‘spam dressed as lamb’ this Christmas

Study into the experiences of universities’ top teaching faculty is revealing about the real priorities, says Holly Else

Lack of trust and a weak IP system blamed for China’s weaker engagement with industry

Comic strips present a rich, varied – and surprising – picture of life on campus, researchers have found, but also may explain prejudices

Jessica Gardner, only the second woman in the role, aims to strike a balance between the needs of undergraduates and the global research community

Research-intensive universities may not be matching rhetoric with actions on teaching support

Concerns China's researchers are driven too much by external motivations, like funding or publications, than desire for new knowledge

How do reindeer navigate, how large is a Christmas tree’s genome, and what is the best surgical stitch to use on a Christmas turkey?

Veruscript, which publishes a journal on intelligence and security, says that allegations are ‘wholly unfounded’

Lords report urges government to step up efforts to attract academics in wake of Brexit vote

Large-scale study at a top Danish university reveals mismatch between student and teacher expectations around learning

The most popular Times Higher Education stories of the last year revealed

Institutions in the US and Canada are helping preserve indigenous languages before they die out

Despite the pressure to retreat behind national borders, international academic ties should prove resilient

Biochemist named in analysis of US highly cited papers claims it is not his main contribution to science

For the first time, says the UK’s universities minister Jo Johnson, academic freedom and institutional autonomy will be enshrined in UK law

Alternative metrics find that research from Barack Obama received the most online attention this year

Women in academia may be losing out salary-wise because they are more focused on tasks that may go unrewarded, a study suggests

New university chairs are part of a broader package of ties

President of Johns Hopkins University says ‘deeply poisonous politics’ is also harming the system

Provost says institution 'must do better' as independent researchers find focus on excellence has had 'negative impact' alongside top results

But there are fears that universities’ reliance on external funding will prevent blue-skies research

Academics should be able to publish either a YouTube video or a paper, expert argues

Key recommendation of Stern review is adopted to help reduce workload for institutions

President Meric Gertler reflects on Canadian universities’ potential to ‘capitalise’ on political climate in competitor nations

Many early career researchers have ‘not gone to the library for years’, according to report

Vice-principal tells SRHE annual conference that arts and humanities scholars cannot suddenly shift area of focus to different cultural settings 

Junior academics can access services without physically visiting premises, writes Holly Else

EUA highlights British lion's share of EU research projects and student mobility

Latest EUA doctoral council chair says open science very much on his agenda for the role

Landmark exhibition explained the significance of university research to the public

Cross-subsidy scheme expected to increase publications

Researcher reflects on how tweets formed ‘mini press releases’ for media to spread president-elect’s message

Measuring entrepreneurialism must take account of individual academics, say Robert Tijssen and Alfredo Yegros 

Provost of Universitas 21 tells THE summit that universities must engage with institutions outside their elite groups

UK universities can now ‘feel confident’ in recruiting postgraduate students for 2017-18, says RCUK chair

Phil Scraton on the role his work played in securing justice for the victims’ families and survivors of the 1989 disaster

For British science to thrive rather than just survive, EU partnerships and global recruitment remain key to fruitful collisions of concepts, says Ian Walmsley

Five top European academics offer advice on how to mentor, manage and expand a research team

The rector of the University of Antwerp says elite institutions are more focused on themselves than the role of higher education

Minority groups still not represented at professorial level by 2080, study suggests

Researcher sent thousands of emails trying to get paper published

Scholars gathering to celebrate work of Gareth Williams debate contrasting visions of the future of the university

President of VU Amsterdam says it is not enough for institutions merely to say they are valuable

Lengthy titles of journal papers are a turn-off for fellow academics and lead to fewer citations, claims new analysis 

BRICS and MINTs, move over for the TACTICS – Thailand, Argentina, Chile, Turkey, Iran, Colombia and Serbia. Ellie Bothwell on a group that could grow into star players in global higher education

Prime minister pledges “real terms increases” in investment and new fund to back emerging technology

Chancellor's Autumn Statement confirms extra £2 billion a year for R&D will be distributed by research funding agencies

Make appointing a chief scientific adviser on the EU ‘a priority’, Westminster committee tells the government

Researchers consider what it means for their safety and careers to work in dangerous or disparaged parts of the world

Open publishing platforms that bring grey literature out of the dark promise to save money, reduce duplication and speed communication

A new study shows computers outshine real-life academics when performing some scholarly research tasks

Region risks ‘falling hopelessly behind’ unless financial gap is plugged, say academics

Plans for powerful new regulator still face 'difficult time' in the House of Lords

How did non-researchers end up with the power to determine the impact of academic work? asks Helen Lees

Research into clairvoyant powers of mediums using old photographs has been retracted after it was ridiculed by scientists

More researchers are inventing fake peer reviewers to get their work published, analysis suggests