A new frontier: US academia under President Trump
John Morgan considers the impact on students and US scholars, and the political earthquake’s potential positives
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How to Manage Your PhD Supervisor
Understanding the unwritten rules of graduate study is vital if you want to get the most from your PhD supervision.
‘Scientific Discoveries Aren’t Made to Order’
Nobel prizewinning astrophysicist reflects on the perceptions and realities of how big breakthroughs are made.
Deal Impasse Severs Elsevier Access for Some German Universities
As talks with the publisher stall, researchers in the country weigh whether they can cope without a deal
Brand New Year, Same Old Problems
Dame Athene Donald laments the lack of progress on gender issues
Limiting PhDs Creates the Wrong Kind of Elite
Fixing problems in the academic job market by reducing the number of PhDs would homogenise the sector, argues Tom Cutterham.
Mapped Out: Negative Perceptions of Science
This map shows that across Africa, India, Central America and parts of the Middle East, people are more likely to believe that one of the “bad effects” of science is that it “breaks down ideas of right and wrong”.
Public More Likely To Ignore Experts if Science Is Too Easy
Reading popular science articles causes non-scientists to overrate their expertise, research finds
Academics Who Publish Frequently ‘Have More Highly Cited Articles’
Analysis casts doubt on fears that ‘publish or perish’ culture undermines quality.
Academics With Cats 2016: The Winning Photographs
The Third Annual Academics with Cats Awards, organised by Academia Obscura, celebrates academic cats and injects a bit of fun into the pre-Christmas panic.
How to Act Like a Superstar Scholar
A guide to help selfish academics ensure that everyone at a conference knows they are very special indeed.
Female Professors ‘Pay Price for Academic Citizenship’
Women in academia may be losing out salary-wise because they are more focused on tasks that may go unrewarded, a new study suggests
Best Universities in the World for Learning to Code
A worldwide coding competition reveals the universities producing the very best coders.
The Rise of Open Access Mega-Journals
A graph shows the dramatic rise of open access mega-journals such as Plos One, which offer to publish papers based on their scientific soundness rather than the significance or novelty of the results, and which accept research across a broad range of disciplines.
BRICS & Emerging Economies University Rankings 2017
India and China are the main winners in our list of the best universities in emerging economies
Honest Mistakes in Research
Times Higher Education is looking at what happens when academics make an honest mistake in their research. Can you take the time to answer four simple questions?You will not be asked to leave your name, email address or any other personal information. We cannot track who has taken part.The survey is completely anonymous, so please answer honestly.
Universities Whose Work Has Driven Environmental Awareness
As the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rises comes into force this month, these are the universities that have, between 2011 and 2015, produced the environmental science research with the greatest impact
Publishing Innovations Aim to Highlight Hidden Research Efforts
Open publishing platforms that bring grey literature out of the dark promise to save money, reduce duplication and speed communication
Robots Beat Academics in Research Challenge
A new study shows computers outshine real-life academics when performing some scholarly research tasks
The Global University Employability Ranking 2016
The 150 best universities for delivering work-ready graduates
BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2017
The announced ranking will include 300 universities from 41 countries
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