With a great prize comes great responsibility
Nobel laureate Donna Strickland may not have experienced the same inequality as other women working in science, but she has a duty to fight against it, says Anna Notaro
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World University Rankings 2019 by subject: arts and humanities table information
Key statisticsThe data shown under key statistics is that provided by the university itself in its submission to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It represents data from the 2016...
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Increasing R&D investment to 2.4 per cent is about people as well as money
If we want to transform the research and development intensity of the UK economy, we need an outstanding workforce, says John Kingman
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Better post-study work ‘key’ for Australia to recruit from India
Shorter courses also an important enticement for learners from the subcontinent
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Australian v-cs unite against government research funding vetoes
Education minister refuses to rule out future interventions in grant awarding process
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Ghana university closed after violent protests
Students ordered to leave Kwame Nkrumah University following reports of ‘rioting’
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New Sino-Irish college of engineering launches
Joint venture will be second undergraduate collaboration between universities in China and Ireland
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Harvard trial spotlight shifts to alumni admissions advantages
If he had chosen to pursue the biggest factor in Harvard’s admissions discrimination – preferences for the white and wealthy – Michael Wang would have faced obstacles from alumni and the law alike
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‘Equivalence’ claims ridiculed in branch campus row
We can’t deliver equivalent teaching with less preparation time and resources, RMIT academics say
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MPs propose fines for universities that fail to report trials
Sponsors that do not meet rules should have ethical approval for future experiments withheld, says Science and Technology Committee
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Some questions for Simon Birmingham, from two researchers whose grant he quashed
Research-funding decision processes and rejections should be open and transparent, but this time they weren’t, say Libby Lester and Brett Hutchins
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Mexican university suspends classes after students targeted
University of Guerrero rector seeks support from military police after six violent attempts to abduct women are reported on campus
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Will Taiwan’s growing diplomatic isolation harm higher education?
Scholar says Western students may be more reluctant to study in Taiwan, but others question China’s influence on overseas student flows
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The steps universities must take to secure peace and reconciliation
Higher education can play a lead role in mending past injustices in innovative and sustainable ways, says Joanna Newman