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Exploitative employment model is UK higher education’s ‘dirty little secret’, says Sally Hunt

Renowned chemist and administrator, known for his financial acumen and attention to detail, oversaw the creation of Cardiff University

The Universities Superannuation Scheme’s stake in former cluster bomb manufacturer Textron is an inappropriate use of savings, campaigners say

Momentum is building for fossil fuel divestment in UK and US universities, while American institutions are cutting ties with ‘racist’ private prisons industry

Five top European academics offer advice on how to mentor, manage and expand a research team

The vice-chancellor of Covenant University tells THE that collaborations within the continent can be most useful for solving challenges

India and China are the main winners in our list of the best universities in emerging economies

Sir Keith Burnett asks if criticising your country means academics are unpatriotic

The rector of the University of Antwerp says elite institutions are more focused on themselves than the role of higher education

President explains how the institution has increased enrolment and cut tuition fees as other US universities struggle with funding and recruitment

If the government won’t demonstrate the value and importance of university, then vice-chancellors need to step up and do it, say Paul Woodgates and Mike Boxall

New rector warns against drawing students only from elite and making academics 'sheep with five feet'

President of VU Amsterdam says it is not enough for institutions merely to say they are valuable

Angus Horner believes that investment in the Golden Triangle will give the UK a competitive edge

Pam Tatlow on the recent parliamentary debate of the Higher Education Bill

Chancellor's Autumn Statement confirms extra £2 billion a year for R&D will be distributed by research funding agencies

A more international approach will boost higher education in the region, write Marco Zago and Raul Machado-Neto

Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of the University Alliance, has hopes and fears ahead of Philip Hammond's speech

Nick Hillman welcomes the government’s concessions but says there is a long way to go before this bill becomes law

We must change the perception that universities are bastions of inequality, say Jan Fook and Fiona Ross

Daniella Tilbury says university’s ideal geographical location affords options in Europe and beyond

Sir Keith Burnett reflects on what he learned about international students while in India with the UK prime minister

A prominent educational leader who served as president of Princeton University from 1972 to 1988 has died

We talk women’s equality and emancipation, the necessity of HE investment in developing countries and eureka moments in the Himalayas with the new head of the Asian University for Women

Yeon-Cheon Oh says serving society can be as rewarding as getting rich

Not all universities are great at everything, so they shouldn’t claim to be, say Matthew Hartley and Alan Ruby

Is the average term of office for UK university vice-chancellors getting shorter? Nick Hillman and Tom Huxley find out

University leaders from across the Continent explain why collaboration is more important than ever as a new mission group forms in Amsterdam

Anonymous interviews explore how scholars use gossip to warn others of wrongdoers – but it may not always work

UK delegation meets up with C9 universities to consider new funding opportunities

Vice-chancellors warn that leading researchers will flee if unrest over tuition fees is not resolved swiftly

Combining higher education institutions will be 'catalyst' to improve scholarship, says minister

Anthony Monaco adds that the US has a more ‘holistic approach’ to recruiting students than the UK

Higher education institutions can and should do more to influence education at a secondary school level, says Edward Peck

We talk about growing up in the North East of England, alcohol consumption advice and international cricket aspirations with Newcastle University's new head

Australian university seeks to improve researchers’ digital identities. But does this risk excessive uniformity?

In this Q&A, Jukka Kola, rector of the University of Helsinki, gives his take on the changing face of university leadership 

Nicholas Dirks predicts politicians will rescue public institutions once they are convinced cost-cutting has reached its limit

Director discusses life at the world’s northernmost university, and how it leads collaborative research on Arctic issues

Higher education institutions must not be measured by their economic contribution alone, writes John Gill

Vice-rector says government initiative has enhanced collaboration between country’s universities

Ronald Daniels says universities have not fully comprehended ‘profound disillusionment’ within society

But academics argue against narrow teaching focus and warn that technical skills have a ‘half-life’

Recent graduates teach at three to four universities a day to make ends meet, researcher finds during stint observing country’s private HE system

The event will include the official launch of the 2017 THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings

Drop in percentage of successful applications to research councils comes amid global debate over ‘wasted’ time applying for funding

Institution under pressure as tensions mount over Beijing's influence over city 

Former US deputy assistant secretary of defence now to lead American University of Afghanistan

At THE World Academic Summit, academics and entrepreneurs debate impact of technology on teaching

Association of American Universities president also says state of US public universities is like battle to save species from extinction

Chancellor Lizhong Yu tells Jack Grove about how NYU Shanghai hopes its model will turbocharge international mobility

Nicholas Dirks tells THE summit that free tuition would enable government to 'control' public research universities

Former secretary of labor tells THE summit that growing inequality in admissions is ‘national tragedy in the making’

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to tell THE summit that universities rely on public trust and institutional autonomy

Canadian Stephen Toope set to take over from Sir Leszek Borysiewicz in autumn 2017 to lead the prestigious university

Vice-chancellors will need to adapt if they want to influence the direction of post-Brexit Britain, says David Boddy

Small colleges perform well in Times Higher Education US student survey, which will fuel upcoming university ranking for the country

Louise Richardson says Asian and US universities are hot on Oxford’s heels while Brexit vote is already affecting the institution’s researchers

Peter Mathieson says being part of UN HeForShe initiative will allow the university to improve female representation

‘Clusters of excellence’ have created highly cited publications, but the amount of money involved is still relatively small