This is your brain on PhD Steven Franklin lays bare the questions and doubts that go through his mind as he sits down to work on his thesis By Steven Franklin 12 June
The hobbling of Theresa May: a ‘game changer’ for universities? John Morgan looks at how the PM’s woes may have beneficial side-effects By John Morgan 12 June
Labour’s success puts free tuition at heart of HE funding debate Party figures warn vice-chancellors not to ignore public anger over tuition fees By John Morgan 12 June
Lord Giddens: accidental academic who reached the top Former LSE director on how he overcame academic struggles to become Bill Clinton’s favourite political theorist, and the future for Labour By Jack Grove 11 June
How we doubled the representation of female classical scholars on Wikipedia Victoria Leonard on bringing equality to the world's largest reference tool By Victoria Leonard 11 June
European research networks win most from Horizon 2020 Interim evaluation highlights challenges facing researchers in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states By David Matthews 10 June
Publication of teaching excellence framework results postponed Decision made by Department for Education amid uncertainty following UK general election By Chris Havergal 9 June
General election 2017: tuition fee pledge key as Labour surges Conservatives remain largest party in hung Parliament By Chris Havergal 9 June
Video: Henry Lane Fox on whether universities can teach entrepreneurship Henry Lane Fox speaks to Times Higher Education at the 2017 THE Innovation and Impact Summit in Hong Kong 8 June
Could lie detector tests remove election polling errors? Italian academic says biometric testing could reveal 'secrets of the mind' of potentially lying voters By John Elmes 8 June
Will teaching excellence framework shatter old hierarchies? Some big-name institutions may gain bronze when results are published next week, but sector experts are divided on impact on England's university pecking order By Jack Grove 8 June
Europe ‘struggling to catch’ US on high-impact science Americans produce nearly twice as many highly cited papers in key fields, with China also catching up on EU By John Elmes 8 June
