In the summertime: can academics still down tools for eight weeks?
Matthew Reisz discovers that campuses in August may be a frenzied whirlwind of activity

Matthew Reisz discovers that campuses in August may be a frenzied whirlwind of activity

Sector bodies and institutions respond to latest NSS results

Scores that will inform teaching excellence framework may herald rise of ‘new elite’

Government plans rise in research spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP, far above UK

Guild of European Research Intensive Universities also calls for minister to guarantee Erasmus funding for UK students

LinkedIn co-founder, a Nobel laureate and more than 10 university presidents among high-profile speakers at Times Higher Education’s flagship event

Higher education needs to embrace the positives of AI, not just look at the negatives, says Rose Luckin

Older applicants drive growth as exam pass rate falls

China dominates the Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars list

US ranking will focus on student experience and outcomes

Academia is used to robust debate. But the trolling that happens online should not be tolerated, writes Elaine Campbell

Academics tell Heriot-Watt University researcher they felt they ‘couldn’t be feminist and black’

It is heartbreaking to see idealistic youth attach itself to clueless old sectarians, writes Martin McQuillan