Promise fulfilled and renewed
Irvine is not going to rest on its laurels, says Michael V. Drake, even the Nobel ones

Irvine is not going to rest on its laurels, says Michael V. Drake, even the Nobel ones

Abdullah Atalar reveals the secrets of Bilkent’s rapid advancement

The top 100 universities under 50 years old
This timeline of the 100 Under 50 shows that there was a golden age of university construction in the 1960s, with the UK’s Robbins institutions joined by a plethora of foundations around the world....

The 100 Under 50 puts youth front and centre by emphasising objective measures at the expense of reputation

Will he stay or will he go?Concern is being expressed about the future of Martin Hall, the vice-chancellor of the University of Salford, after renewed controversy over the closing of language courses...

A secret report about the potential sale of the student loan book has finally been made public despite inept efforts to keep it under wraps, The Guardian reported on 14 June. Submitted to the...

Medical research charities want funding protected in spending review

Chris Hackley on his moment of sporting triumph

Jules Pretty explores the oceans that haunt our imaginations

Download the podcastClaim your copy of the THE 100 Under 50 2013 world rankings supplement“Empires do eventually crumble, and new pretenders emerge.” As Times Higher Education publishes its second...

The UK loses some gloss in the second global table of institutions shy of middle age
Staff at the University of Liverpool will ballot for strike action over plans to alter employees’ terms and conditions.

The outgoing head of King’s College London is to take charge of a University of Oxford college.