Vietnam’s German university struggles to loosen government grip
Battle over who should have final say over professorship appointments demonstrates difficulty in reconciling starkly different academic cultures
Battle over who should have final say over professorship appointments demonstrates difficulty in reconciling starkly different academic cultures
Stopgap solution will run out in April, when symbolic deadline for resolving a wider EU-UK dispute over Northern Ireland will present itself
Academics say university is the ideal time to launch a company
Gay-friendliness Six institutions score top marks Six universities have scored full marks in an assessment of how gay friendly the UK’s higher education institutions are. Just two won the same...
More than 20 public agencies could be turned into just three, but sector leaders are wary of the government’s intentions
After working in 10 institutions across five countries, chemist explains why scientists need to leave the ‘comfortable life’
Widening participationStill a struggle below poverty lineChildren from the poorest families remain about half as likely to enter higher education as their more affluent peers, according to government...
Times Higher Education data analysis reveals the top universities from across the 13 latest European Union member states
University qualificationsSums rise in the EastBy 2020 more than four in 10 young graduates in countries that are members of either the G20 or the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development...
Territory has moved past wave of brain drain, with some beginning to return and new opportunities for international recruitment, according to Rocky Tuan
Charity’s opposition to genetically engineered ‘golden rice’ is immoral given crop’s potential to end hunger, says Sir Richard Roberts
Calls for EU politicians to trim fat from next framework programme, better protect its budget from raiding for pet projects and create a new category for Switzerland and the UK
Dementia researchDouble down on UK expertiseOverall funding for dementia research will more than double to £66 million by 2015 to try to make the UK a world leader in the field. The announcement was...
Surge in downloads ‘reflects industry failure’ to meet sector’s needs amid rising demand for papers, researchers say
Widening participationRetiring v-c: elite still failing poorNew universities are still key to widening participation and elite institutions are falling short in this regard, according to an outgoing...