World Academic Summit 2017: free speech and the future of higher education
Peter Agre, Ed Byrne and Nicholas Dirks speak to Times Higher Education at the 2017 World Academic Summit in London
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China 'punishes' US university for Dalai Lama invitation
Scholarship organisation reportedly decides to stop supporting academic exchanges with the University of California, San Diego
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Academics face ‘continuing global crisis' of attacks
Scholars at Risk counts 257 assaults and persecutions on higher education communities over past year
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OECD data highlight ‘chicken and egg’ problem in boosting STEM
Figures suggest young people choose subjects according to present balance of a country’s economy
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Labour 2017: fees pledge keeps party in campaign mode, but detail is lacking
Education debate at the Labour conference in Brighton has gone beyond the easy headlines, says Andy Westwood – but important questions remain unanswered
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Labour 2017: more activists and fewer lobbyists make for interesting HE debate
Nick Hillman writes from the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, where – happily – he finds fewer lobbyists and more activists
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UK must compete with US and Asia on research translation, v-c warns
Challenge for UK as Asian research diaspora returns home, says China-born member of PM's science council
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Germany and Russia strengthen research ties
Multinational research teams can now bid for money in any scientific area, although funders do not expect security-sensitive projects
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Australian minister promises 'pragmatism' in bid to pass reforms
Simon Birmingham brushes off criticism of 'rivers of gold' comments on university funding
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Super-selective universities are stoking anger at higher education
Elite universities must expand their intake to combat rising resentment directed at higher education, says Catharine B. Hill
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Remain vigilant on Chinese censorship, says academic
Publishers should consult with journal editors over censorship requests, says China Quarterly committee member
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THE Work-Life Balance Survey
Have your say in Times Higher Education's major survey of how well university and home life intertwine
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Local versus global? Universities can do both, conference told
Institutions should ensure global connections and local links support each other, summit hears
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Labour: universities 'critical' for high-wage economy in UK
Shadow industrial strategy minister says scrapping fees essential for universities' civic mission
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Robot teachers won’t replace us
Despite advances in artificial intelligence, humans will always have the edge over machines when it comes to teaching, says Aldwyn Cooper