Don't be afraid to share
Social media allow users to share information about themselves and their interests. Sarah Cunnane examines their role in the academy
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Minimum English standard is set too low, tutors say
Study reports poor language skills can leave foreign students floundering. Melanie Newman writes.
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Social life high on wish list
Students value good extracurricular activities just as much as high academic standards. Rebecca Attwood reports.
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Teaching quality under 'grave threat'
Manchester v-c blames widening access and long-term underfunding. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Search starts here for this year's stellar successes
The Times Higher launched its third annual awards for higher education this week. More than 90 universities and several dozen colleges entered last year, making the event by far the biggest...
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Asians sign up for British quality
Education excellence is the key reason for going overseas, according to students who attend foreign universities. Geoff Maslen reports. Asian students who go overseas to study believe that...
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Overseas briefing
CanadaMedical researchers to take oathDoctors have the Hippocratic oath, but until now scientists have not had a moral code to which they swear allegiance. That is about to change at the University...
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Alarm at rating website
Universities seek legal counsel over student advice site that presents 'skewed' data. Claire Sanders writes Named university departments have been described as "rubbish" and "shocking", with students...
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Denham announces reviews to map out sector's future
Minister promises long-term planning and lauds business partnerships. Melanie Newman reports
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Opinion: More stars, less smoke, fewer mirrors
The Government and universities must come clean about the A* A-level grade before the whole examination standard is undermined, writes Geoff Lucas
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Courses deliver, but feedback falls short
Eighty per cent of students are satisfied with their university experience, this year's National Student Survey shows. Fifty per cent "mostly agreed" and 30 per cent "definitely agreed" that they...
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V-c seeks to end first-year exams
Gloucestershire plan would emphasise coursework and cut module choice. Melanie Newman reports. Gloucestershire University is consulting on "radical" plans to abolish exams for all first-year students...
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Mark of quality sparks flurry of enthusiasm
Best Student Experience Even the official Frisbees of the University of Wales, Swansea, advertise the fact that the institution won The Times Higher 's Best Student Experience 2005 award. Across...
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The dogma delusion
The notion of a 'war' between science and religion is a media-friendly but profoundly inaccurate model for scholars' many-hued and nuanced views of God, faith and doubt. Matthew Reisz reports
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Absence of elite distorts picture
Low student reply rate keeps top institutions off tally of campuses and lessens the impact of results. Jessica Shepherd reports. More of the UK's top universities were excluded from the National...