Student uses education as weapon in fight against Islamic State
A Glasgow student has returned to his native city of Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan inspired to embrace the ideals of a ‘learning city’
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Industry-backed PhD students ‘not staying in private sector’
Chief scientist at UK arm of French electronics giant Thales says big business is frustrated at retention rates for such students
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UUK board rejects HEA price hike
Vice-chancellors call for price freeze from sector's teaching champion
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University of California: campus monitoring concerns raised
New system that has ability to monitor emails and use of computer networks on campus raises eyebrows
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Admissions race row: which groups are best represented at Oxford?
White students are over-represented compared with young UK population, but there is huge variation for other groups
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Universities defend access record after Cameron criticism
Inequality takes root long before students apply to higher education, says Oxford
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Inaugural THE Asia Universities Summit to be held in Hong Kong
Event will explore Asia's place in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
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World University Rankings blog: your invitation to shape the 2016-17 rankings results
Academics from across the world are being invited to help Times Higher Education develop unique new insights into the global teaching and research landscape – shaping the results of the World...
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Carnegie Mellon president: industry is failing to fund basic research
Subra Suresh fears that business short-termism, increasing research costs and worries over cybersecurity are undermining the incentives to invest
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The intensity of vocational study can lead to poor well-being
High-pressure courses are particularly likely to take a toll on students, says Helena Diffey
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Iraqi Kurdistan looks to national ranking to improve
The Kurdistan regional government in Iraq is streamlining its higher education system – and still looking for far more help from British universities
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What higher education can learn from the healthcare reforms
We need a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in higher education, argues Terry Young
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Welsh government: no more public funding at for-profit colleges
Move criticised by Buckingham professor as ‘blatant prejudice against for-profit sector’