Oxford vice-chancellor’s call to challenge homophobia ‘no more than a platitude’
Freedom of speech is not the same as accepting ‘petulant’ professors’ views, says Kerrie Thornhill
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Willetts backs ‘£9k for everyone’ without ‘price competition’
Former UK universities minister’s stance in contrast to that of Andrew Adonis and some in government
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Australian university ‘artificially inflated’ research scores
Australian Catholic University defends hiring of professorial fellows as a tool to build partnerships
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Vigil held for jailed Princeton PhD student
Iran's detention of a history PhD student for alleged spying has been condemned by Princeton and US government
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Outreach: universities should encourage students to tutor at local schools
If universities want to get more disadvantaged students into university, they need to help them access the support their better-off peers take for granted, argues James Grant
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Top 10 university hacks from some of the UK’s most successful students and graduates
If you’re heading to university this year, here are some tips on finance, healthy eating, managing your time and socialising from some of the UK’s most successful students and graduates
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Some European nations in ‘real trouble’ on HE funding, OECD warns
Latest Education at a Glance data show danger of governments failing to make decision on right path for policy
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Graduate premium stalling in some countries, OECD data suggest
Figures show a number of nations with high participation rates are not seeing graduates’ earnings rise relative to school-leavers’ wages
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Brits in America: changing perceptions of women-only universities
As Bonnie settles into her first weeks at Barnard College, she questions her original views on women-only colleges
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The cheapest places to study in Europe
Which top European institutions are the best-value universities for students?
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UK students would be disappointed if there were fewer EU and international students
Less than 10 per cent of first-year UK university students and applicants believe there would be positive benefits to a reduction in EU and international students, survey finds
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It is time to scrap traditional academic departments
The way in which academic departments are typically formed creates more barriers than benefits, says Zahir Irani
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Alison Johns named chief executive of UK’s merged sector agency
Leadership announced ahead of ECU, HEA and LFHE merger in 2018
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Nature editorial refires debate on scientific monuments
Op-ed on statues of eugenicists and researchers who denied rights to non-white people branded ‘disastrous’
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Controversial politician to lead Dutch universities
Backlash against VSNU’s appointment of Pieter Duisenberg, who called for investigation of anti-conservative bias on campus