President quits Afghan university after terror attack
Former US deputy assistant secretary of defence now to lead American University of Afghanistan
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 announced
Three scientists, born in the UK but now based in the US, are honoured for their work in the 'flatlands' of physics
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Democrats 'far outnumber' Republicans in social sciences
Findings may not be surprising for some, but study of US universities has raised questions about whether there is political bias among academics
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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2016 announced
Japanese biologist awarded for his research on autophagy
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Join the International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating
Universities should be doing more to speak up and out against contract cheating, says Tricia Bertram Gallant
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Trump attacks colleges on endowments, calls for more student aid
But has Hillary Clinton left Republican candidate in shade on college affordability?
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The way we assess graduates’ success is fundamentally flawed
Degrees are about aspirations as much as they are about status and salaries, write Neil Sammells and Rob Mears
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Belgian universities target gap in the market for social sciences
New course is already bringing in a strikingly diverse student cohort
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New website aims to help people think like economists
A network of students and academics aims to promote public economic literacy as well as reform the curriculum
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Welsh HE funding system could be ‘more attractive’ than England’s
Review for Welsh government proposes ‘exceptionally generous’ living cost support
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Open access journal eLife introduces author fee
Publication fee chosen over submission fee to make charges fair
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England’s universities to have medal-style ratings for teaching
New measures to ensure universities are ‘not penalised’ for taking poorer students also outlined for next stage of TEF
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TEF chair: framework is an opportunity to celebrate excellence
As new details about the teaching excellence framework emerge, Chris Husbands explains why it is an opportunity to recognise UK higher education’s quality
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Nobel laureate says scientific breakthrough ‘would not be possible’ today
Saul Perlmutter tells THE World Academic Summit that there is a ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of the purpose of research
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Death of the university greatly exaggerated, says Michael Crow
At THE World Academic Summit, academics and entrepreneurs debate impact of technology on teaching