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New publishing model aims to make research accessible to all without charging authors

Survey also finds that women do more work with the general public than male researchers

Unexpected creation of a ¡®Global Challenges Research Fund¡¯ means that if they want more money, academics may have to contribute to international development

AHRC-funded festival flags up an astonishing variety of collaborative projects

¡®Don¡¯t claim you are changing the world if only four people are reading your article¡¯, says new chair in public understanding of the humanities

University reaches out to its local community through dramatised performances in the city graveyard

Institution¡¯s School of Media, Arts and Design is 25 this year. Its current dean takes Times ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø through the reasons behind its success

A ¡®genuinely public historian¡¯ and charismatic lecturer has died

A new digital tool reveals exactly who was close to whom in the age of the Tudors and Stuarts

Further cuts to modern languages departments have raised concerns about increasing elitism

From the battle against Ebola to climate change strategy, research insights from a wide range of disciplines are proving invaluable, says Mark Walport

Chris Parr reports as the philosopher talks of big plans for his fledgling institution

Do the socially conservative societies of Asia stifle creativity, or is this a myth created by a complacent West? asks Jack Grove

Art and architecture scholars make clear what we can still learn from history

We talk to the Liverpool Hope lecturer who featured in the finale of This Is England ¡¯90

Noted art historian David Freedberg is keen to shake up the Bloomsbury institute that has been described as the ¡®world¡¯s weirdest library¡¯

?20,000 essay-writing competition shortlist features two UK scholars

Five contributors recall friendships and encounters with preeminent scientists, writers and philosophers

Universities to scale back liberal arts and social science courses

Sir Adrian Smith on what he feels is the institution¡¯s undeserved reputation for fustiness

Does Woody Allen¡¯s Irrational Man succeed in bringing big ideas to the big screen? Benjamin Poore gives his verdict

Event at the University of Hertfordshire breaks new ground in examining the undead

We talk to the AHRC chief executive as he prepares to move to the School of Advanced Study

Alun Evans highlights need to ¡®be careful not to discriminate against the young¡¯ in facing up to the challenges of diversity 

We talk to the new chancellor of the University of Westminster

Don¡¯t let the sneering scare you; the medium is the best fit for some projects, argues Richard Sugg

Study praised founder of now defunct charity, Camila Batmanghelidjh, for ¡®beauty and profound truth¡¯ of her message

What price will we pay for taking the humanities for granted? asks Christopher Bigsby

Understanding the reading brain can help academics and students improve, says Yellowlees Douglas

Reaction to TES list ¨C as chosen by teachers ¨C is mixed

Dame Carol Ann Duffy among the 65 names announced

REF case studies used to create a map of knowledge connections between fields

Even centuries ago, student misconduct and violence vexed townspeople and authorities. The behaviour, says one scholar, highlights negative stereotypes and socio-political tensions

It¡¯s time to change the system, argues Lucy Newlyn

Cambridge historian warns universities against ¡®crying wolf¡¯ and insists that enrolments have mushroomed in the UK and US over the past 50 years

The silver lining in the fire that ravaged an Art Nouveau gem is the chance to explore Charles Rennie Mackintosh¡¯s methods

Future of the 400-year-old Catholic college is uncertain after decision to leave federal university in 2018

°ä³ó²¹³Ü³¦±ð°ù¡¯²õ Canterbury Tales is the model for a nine-day walk highlighting the stories of refugees

To write well, knowledge of other languages is crucial, says Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto

The UK¡¯s only national humanities research festival has announced funding awards to 41 universities and cultural organisations

A new series of short films reveals the often unexpected books that have inspired scientists at Cambridge.

A well-known author and academic has suggested her students should ¡°go back to the womb¡± if they can¡¯t cope with the kind of disturbing material literature has always dealt with

Study reveals 'international experience' also popular among  leaders around the world.

Academics at a British Academy event discuss the purpose of the history of political thought

The Red Barn murder, organ donation and grave re-use were topics at an academic seminar

In the workplace and at the ballot box, it is time to reject stale ideology, says Thomas Docherty

The British Academy has announced 34 awards for early career researchers under its new scheme

John Gilbey remembers the gifted, generous and genial creator of the Discworld universe

Frank Finlay considers the experience of the immigrant professor who held his post during the 1914-18 conflict

The case for research funding in the humanities is stronger if we recognise the similarities, argues David Eastwood

Despite her books, Warner never thought of herself as academic, she tells Matthew Reisz

Creative writing, often seen as a heretical branch of English studies, is split into sects. But such schisms are no sin, says Jonathan Taylor

View from leading scholar is among many put forward ahead of major prize recognising arts, humanities and social sciences

Jon Nixon asks what Arendt¡¯s work can tell us about the value of universities as places of thinking together

The University of Manchester could not have chosen a worse time to consider closing Middle Eastern language courses, writes Hugh Williamson

Poring over manuscripts in the Biblioteca Nazionale prompts Nicholas Till to consider the benefits of studying original documents in a digital age

Public funding in these subjects would be better spent on teaching, argues David Oldfield

Foreign flavours enrich the English tongue, says Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto

Belinda Jack examines the growing field and considers the therapeutic effects of poetry

The literary theorist talks about his 50-year career, the importance of low-minded virtues and the double act of Christianity and communism