How best to rank universities in the Middle East and North Africa?
Any tables must reflect the nuances of the region, says Mohamed Salem

Any tables must reflect the nuances of the region, says Mohamed Salem

Oxford college says it has received an ‘overwhelming message’ in favour of keeping the statue standing

Andrew W. Robinson on the sound pedagogical reasons to swap the industrial, identikit approach to teaching and learning for something less bloody boring

Proportion of university staff training through Erasmus has more than doubled in six years, finds report

One in 12 who suffer the suicide of a friend or relative will leave university, study says

The latest edition of Times Higher Education discussed by our editorial team

Dave Sayers shares his tips on how to boost productivity

Sutton Trust study finds teachers’ perceptions of what makes a good Ucas application are very different to views of admissions tutors

Matthew Reisz meets the researcher challenging universities on their tendency to try and fit square pegs into round holes

A cancer researcher who greatly enriched our understanding of the processes of tumour formation has died

We talk to the civil rights campaigner about making higher education accessible to all and how the UK has a long way to go to end discrimination

Students get a chance to develop a wide range of creative skills at the neighbouring world-famous arena

Analysis suggests higher selectivity fails to increase journals’ impact factors

A double biography of an Irish suffragette and a Polish count paints a vivid picture, says June Purvis

Analysis of first Ucas figures after scrapping of student number controls reveals the ups and downs in recruitment as government aims for ‘rapid market share shifts’