Africa university ranking 'could drive sector's development'
Conference hears that bespoke THE measures could help to incentivise improvement and attract public funding
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Charlie Taylor leaves National College for Teaching and Leadership
Initial teacher training chief moves to the Ministry of Justice
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Teaching excellence framework (TEF): everything you need to know
The TEF is coming to England, but what is it, and what does it mean for higher education? Includes results of our Mock TEF
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Scottish Highers results: more students secure university places
Three per cent increase in enrolment driven by older age groups as exam results released
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Top 100 books: what kind of students do schools want to produce?
Teachers have selected 100 books pupils should read before leaving secondary school. What do they tell us? Robert Eaglestone takes a look
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Ernst and Young drops degree classification threshold for graduate recruitment
‘No evidence’ that success at university is linked to achievement in professional assessments, accountancy firm says
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Want to raise the quality of teaching? Begin with academic freedom
Sir Keith Burnett considers the challenges of introducing a teaching excellence framework
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A meeting of African minds
Editor John Gill reflects on the inaugural Times Higher Education Africa Universities Summit
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US recessions harm take-up of liberal arts degrees
Study finds that students choose to major in subjects that are ‘more challenging’ in bad economic times
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Students’ unions in the higher education marketplace
Megan Dunn, NUS president, on the need for universities and students’ unions to work in partnership
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News blog: Should business contribute more to the science budget?
Asking R&D-heavy companies to help plug gaps in the science budget has implicit appeal but, in reality, only increased public spending is likely to keep global firms in the UK, says Paul Jump
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Chile puts science centre stage
Presidential commission recommends new ministry to push technological development
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University of Helsinki head furious over austerity measures
Cuts will “hurt the country’s competitiveness and citizens’ well-being”, says rector
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News blog: Priced out of postgraduate education?
Holly Else looks at how the rising cost of university study might affect willingness to study at postgraduate level
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Australia can help England along the QA path ahead
QAA chief Anthony McClaran, who is soon to take over Teqsa, tells Chris Havergal that Down Under they have pioneered a risk- and data-based system