Times Higher Education's Books of 2014
The year’s best reads for work and pleasure, chosen by scholars and senior figures in the sector
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News in brief - 21 August 2014
Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesChina gains ground on WestChina’s universities are catching up with the West on research strength, but only slowly, according to the Academic Ranking of World...
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UCU militants press for maximum strike force
Higher education committee censured as call to launch tougher actions against employers is?passed at UCU congress
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Graham Baldwin to be next Southampton Solent v-c
Southampton Solent University has named Graham Baldwin as its next vice-chancellor
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China university deals announced
Uclan and Bangor partnerships confirmed during Willetts visit
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Innovation’s core values
Britain needs Fraunhofer centres as well as Catapults if the ‘invention revolution’ is to materialise, asserts Tim Holt
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UK door ‘open to all’ migrants, not just brightest and best
As long as applicants fulfil language, qualifications and maintenance criteria, ‘they are welcome’, says BIS spokeswoman
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Prevent language death
In June 2013, the University of Salford announced that it would close its modern languages department. Following the local University and College Union branch’s resolution to support colleagues...
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The future was forged in Buckingham
In exercising its autonomy, the UK’s first fully private university has blazed a trail that the rest have followed, asserts Terence Kealey
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News in brief - 24 July 2014
Student visasLords’ plea for rethink rebuffedThe chair of the Lords Science and Technology Committee has expressed disappointment that the government is unwilling to review its immigration policies....
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David Willetts quits as universities minister
Departure announced as Prime Minister carries out cabinet reshuffle
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Benefits culture: rethinking Mozart on Maggie’s dole
Nicholas Till acknowledges his debt to Margaret Thatcher and explains why he regrets his Cambridge degree
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Blockbusters: Why Big Hits – and Big Risks – are the Future of the Entertainment Business, by Anita Elberse
Mega-budget shows are not a guaranteed recipe for success, says Janet Wasko. It’s not that simple
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Welsh research: punching above its weight
Wales does quite well from its small research base, but it can do better, says Peter Halligan
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Beyond reach
Students wishing to progress to master’s degree courses are stymied by the lack of state finance, and numbers of home students are falling. The government has realised that it cannot ignore the...