Interview with Barbara Savage
The biographer of the first black American woman to study at Oxford discusses life in segregated schools in the South, why affirmative action still matters and ‘election-style’ efforts to unseat...
The biographer of the first black American woman to study at Oxford discusses life in segregated schools in the South, why affirmative action still matters and ‘election-style’ efforts to unseat...
Biden administration comes to the party, as cash-strapped regional institution seeks new ‘development partners’
Pressure on academics to be internationally mobile is greater than ever, but the excitement of the new is often offset by strains on personal life. As the festive family reunion season gets into full...
As Australia’s climate turns back again, universities say the lessons of a horror summer have not been forgotten
Times Higher Education journalists name the academics and administrators at the heart of the sector’s biggest debates over the past 12 months
Quality and resourcing also front of mind for academic heading first comprehensive education evaluation in decades
Figures published for first time show how refusals vary by continent, as overall rejection rate rises to 31 per cent
Government signals review of older US tie-ups and appetite for more Brazilian students, as leading rector says institutions do not have to build their strategies on English-language tuition
Chance to ensure research has ‘real impact’ in fast-developing country attracting top scholars from abroad, rectors say
Economic psychology professor discusses his first book, A Theory of Everyone, lessons learnt from a peripatetic childhood and how a need to ‘manage risks’ as an undergraduate inspired his...
Westminster government must match ambitious rhetoric with increased investment to keep pace with competition, says mission group’s manifesto
Committee also wants ‘Team Australia’ approach, bankrolled by a levy, to ‘open doors’ in Africa, Asia and Latin America
THE analysis finds that high share of global institutions fail to recognise staff for cross-disciplinary working, as experts warn research environment is ‘still not up to the task’
Centre-periphery model of higher education ‘already obsolete’, with strong research output from a growing number of nations, scholar tells Boston conference
The lecturer in Islamic art discusses how her son set her on the way to contributing to one the world’s biggest-selling video game franchises and why she resists the idea of impact