Social media boosts your academic visibility – but at what cost? Larisa Yarovaya unpacks the tension between a curated professional image and oversharing: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/are-academics-becoming-overexposed-linkedin #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

University mergers must be based on “trust” given the constraints that competition laws place on collaboration, says former deputy vice-chancellor #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/TRJj50XrJqC

What a fantastic night in Edinburgh for the @timeshighered.bsky.social Awards! Congratulations to all our winners, including University of the Year @teessideuni.bsky.social. Full list here: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/times-h...

As a modern linguist, I agree that the proposed closures of MFL depts are short-sighted. HE should contribute to reversing the UK’s poor record in language learning not embed it further. My UoN degree was transformative allowing me to understand people and cultures far from my Yorkshire roots

Because of the 5 Colleges Consortium, my intensive Arabic classes (max 8) took place at Smith College and Mt Holyoke (I was UMASS) and included students from all 5 colleges. Can the HE sector get strategic please?

"Given that the UK needs more graduates with languages qualifications, the task of universities is not to accelerate the decline of language learning but to find ways to bolster their student intakes."

When displaced students and refugees engage in civic action, they gain agency and belonging, and their universities gain cultural insight and leadership capacity, say Jonathan Becker and Zarlasht Sarmast: https://ow.ly/Q1HL50Xrf2Q #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

If you were at the #THEAwards last night and were curious about the tunes accompanying each award, they were deliberately chosen to fit the winners/categories. Have a listen to the full 2025 playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1HxF6aIKD3wKC8g0wnhrM9

Terminology relating to EDI is twice as prevalent in research projects approved by UK Research and Innovation than it was four years ago, says new study #EduSky #highered https://ow.ly/NxUa50Xr8xg

The universities of Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/latest-threat-uk-modern-languages-yet-another-faux-pas

Many Korean universities already factor school violence records into admissions ahead of nationwide roll-out but scholars fear move reinforces inequalities. Tash Mosheim reports https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/korea-school-bully-ban-turns-universities-moral-gatekeepers

The role of universities and other organisations that train medical workers risks being neglected as the government develops its plans for the NHS, sector leaders fear. Tom Williams reports https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/universities-fear-being-left-out-nhs-workforce-plans

Universities complaining about over-regulation should stop committing ‘own goals’ with franchising and grade inflation, says new OfS chair Edward Peck https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/edward-peck-golden-age-over-im-not-so-sure

Teesside University and Steve Smith win top prizes as ‘Oscars of higher education’ is held in Scotland for first time #THEAwards https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/times-higher-education-awards-2025-winners-announced

Did you enjoy the tunes accompanying each award? They were deliberately chosen to fit the winners/categories, in case you were wondering! Have a listen to the full 2025 #THEAwards playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1HxF6aIKD3wKC8g0wnhrM9

#THEAwards 2025: the full list of winners: ow.ly/5Zu050XpZqN

That’s it for the 2025 #THEAwards. Congrats to all the winners and finalists. Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter. Thanks also to our sponsors and judging panel. See you next year! Photos from tonight will be up in the next few hours at www.flickr.com/photos/timeshighered/albums

Finally, University of the Year: Teesside University claims the top #THEAwards prize! Congratulations on your well-deserved win! 🏆

It’s the penultimate #THEAwards category! @lborouniversity.bsky.social wins Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team for its creative approach to navigating external restrictions, producing intriguing and entertaining social media content that showcased the university’s sporting excellence 🏃‍♀️

Winning Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community is @astonuniversity.bsky.social for its pioneering programme to improve eye health of children in Birmingham. 👁️ Congrats on your second win tonight! A very strong shortlist, and thus a highly commended nod to Cardiff University in this category

#THEAwards winner of Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year is @ljmuofficial.bsky.social for its Roma Education Aspiration Project. This community-centred approach offers a road map for reshaping the narrative around inclusion. Congrats on your second win of the night!

#THEAwards Outstanding Technician of the Year is @jiteenahmed.bsky.social. His technical leadership has inspired change at Aston University and across the sector. The judges praised his commitment to nurturing the next generation of technical talent and his innovation in technical career development

Winner of #THEAwards Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership is Cardiff Met, which shows that environmental leadership can also bring cost and efficiency savings, and that doing more with existing assets can help make other parts of a university more financially sustainable.

Knowledge Exchange or Knowledge Transfer Initiative of the Year goes @lancasteruni.bsky.social for world-first tech that stops counterfeiting by creating unclonable security tags at the atomic level. These can be verified in seconds using a smartphone, making product security accessible to all.

Outstanding Entrepreneurial University in the 2025 #THEAwards is @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, which the judges praised for its “world-leading, science-based entrepreneurial ecosystem that turns discovery into global impact”

#THEAwards International Collaboration of the Year goes to @openuniversity.bsky.social for its work with Plan International, Christian Blind Mission, Apostolic Women’s Empowerment Trust, Econet and UKAid’s Girls’ Education Challenge to offer education to Zimbabwean girls left out of formal schooling

Inaugural winner of our new category, Specialist Institution of the Year, is Harper Adams University! The judges said: “This is a university constantly thinking about the future, innovating and showing the rest of the sector what specialism really means.” Also, highly commended awarded to Norland!

Taking home the #THEAwards trophy for Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year is the University of Cambridge. The judges praised the technological innovation behind a pioneering platform to help students overcome anxiety about public speaking. Well done! 🍾

University of Derby’s Michael Sweet is #THEAwards Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year! Michael’s passion for guiding the next generation of scientists has led to global impact, and his grads hold influential roles in government, research and conservation organisations around the world 🥇

University of Birmingham wins #THEAwards Research Project of the Year: STEM for leading a global trial addressing haemorrhage following childbirth. Its research findings have already gained international recognition and been adopted into national guidelines in several nations 👏

The #THEAwards prize for Outstanding Estates Team goes to The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. The judges applauded the team’s technical excellence and deep dedication to global health equity and capacity-building across two continents. Congratulations!

Royal Northern College of Music wins #THEAwards Outstanding Library Team 2025. The judges were impressed by RNCM library’s innovative and student-centric approach that placed collaboration, well-being and community engagement at its heart 🍾

Business School of the Year is Liverpool Business School @ljmuofficial.bsky.social. The #THEAwards judges praised LBS’ support for and engagement with local businesses and organisations and its focus on civic research, as well as its community impact, particularly on widening participation 🎉

#THEAwards Most Innovative Teacher of the Year is Jon Newton @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social. The judges admired Jon’s passion and imagination in delivering a large-scale module on major incident clinical care training, and the impact he’s achieved across his institution and in industry 👏

#THEAwards Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences goes to the University of Leicester for an interdisciplinary study, led by Dr Sarah Inskip, which uncovered the long-term health impacts of tobacco use in historical populations. Leicester’s second win tonight! 🤩

Winner of the #THEAwards Outstanding Support for Students trophy is @manmetuni.bsky.social, which partnered with St John Ambulance to launch a sector-first initiative offering peer-to-peer training on well-being, mental health and suicide prevention 🚑

Welcome back! University of Leicester wins the Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion prize for its initiative redefining racial equity in medical education. The #THEAwards judges praised it as “a great example of how the ordinary can be transformed into the extraordinary” 🎉

#THEAwards host Ed Byrne (the other one, not to be confused with the former president of King’s College London) entertains the audience before the main ceremony gets under way.

We’re taking a break for dinner – Ed Byrne will be here to hand out the rest of the #THEAwards at approximately 21.45 GMT. See you then!

This year our charity partner is the Council for At-Risk Academics, which has been helping academics across the world since 1933. Tonight we heard from Cara’s new chief executive, Matt Foster, and Samar Alzeer, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Edinburgh and a Cara fellow.

We begin a night celebrating HE excellence by presenting the #THEAwards Outstanding Achievement accolade to Sir Steve Smith, for a lifetime of service to UK academia as researcher, vice-chancellor, sector leader and global champion.

We are delighted to have Ben Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith and Scotland’s minister for higher and further education, with us at tonight’s #THEAwards

“As these awards enter their third decade, it’s a great privilege to be hosting them in Scotland for the first time,” says THE editor @chrishavergal.bsky.social, opening the 2025 #THEAwards

BTW, we’ll be playing a different song for each award so here’s our challenge if you’re here in person: see if you can guess the link between the track and the winner (we’ll share the full #THEAwards playlist after all the winners have been announced) 🎸

Hello from Edinburgh, where we’re about to kick off the 2025 #THEAwards and will be sharing updates here throughout the event. Tonight, the 21st annual “HE Oscars”, we’ll be handing out trophies in 21 categories. See the full shortlist: https://ow.ly/P0hi50XpUKN#THEAwards

Australia should focus on training required number of fluent experts and leave basic translation to AI, Asia expert says https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/pool-resources-and-coordinate-keep-language-courses-going

THE Award-winning educationalist Jenny Moffett talks about using AI so it supports learning rather than risks deskilling students, dealing with uncertainty in the classroom and the value of boredom: https://ow.ly/mXkp50XreUT #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

Express the tangible benefits of your creative work and practices, by showcasing public value, says Mette Hjort: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-demonstrate-worth-arts-and-humanitiesbased-research #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

Whether you’re juggling marking or aiming for that next promotion, negotiation skills are key. Here are five research-backed ways to boost yours: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/tips-mastering-art-negotiation-academia #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

Staff at the University of Northumbria are set to vote on whether to take strike action after they were told their pay would be frozen if they did not switch to a cheaper pension scheme #AcademicSky #highered