The career cost of resisting political pressure is not as high as leaders fear
Most presidents don’t get fired, and those who do typically go on to rewarding new positions, says Holden Thorp
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How should a university leader know when to quit?
In the wake of Jacinda Ardern’s and Nicola Sturgeon’s decisions to step down as leaders of their respective nations, university leaders and experts reflect on when is the right time to give up the...
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UUK chief: ‘lack of trust’ in sector’s relationship with OfS
Vivienne Stern tells Lords inquiry that trust would increase if regulator was more resistant to political direction
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China Subject Ratings 2023: methodology
Browse the full results of the China Subject Ratings 2023 The Times Higher Education China Subject Ratings are the only performance tables that judge Chinese institutions against their global peers...
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OfS data reveal record inequality in UK completion rates
Figures should ‘concern us all’, warns regulator
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Canadian Nobelist wages war on science disinformation
Trailblazing physicist Donna Strickland hopes new institute will tackle waning public trust in science
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China Subject Ratings 2023 report
Click here to download a free copy of the China Subject Ratings 2023 report
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China Subject Ratings 2023: welcome to the fourth edition
Why we provide bespoke data guided by the local context
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China Subject Ratings 2023: results announced
German universities are the best in the world, according to China’s classification of higher education subjects
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US community colleges regain enrolment
Covid recovery at two-year campuses tied to gains among older students and high school dual programmes, but challenges still await
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Temple’s first black president quits
Jason Wingard agrees to leave after less than two years in charge
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Idaho president finds bigger job under partisan fire
As fierce partisanship silences US academics, a fired leader gets an even bigger job that rewards his resistance
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Vienna, 1938: was this the worst faculty meeting ever?
An image of massed ranks of anatomy faculty giving the Nazi salute is a reminder that academics are not immune to extremism, says Jonathan Leo
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Syrian academics back in classroom despite earthquake carnage
Council for At-Risk Academics is fundraising to help displaced academics continue teaching
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‘Root and branch review’ of funding needed, says Oxford v-c
Irene Tracey warns that ‘everybody is suffering’ under the current model