Earlier this month, a report produced by the anti-corruption agency Transparency International exposed the extent of fraud in international higher education.It included numerous examples of unethical...
The English higher education sector’s budget surpluses are set to fall significantly in the financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14 before recovering.
Caltech, ranked top in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the past three years , has announced a new president
Staff contributions will need to increase by a third to clear a multi-billion pound deficit in the sector’s main pension fund, a new analysis says.
The University of Manchester has become the third UK university to join the US massive open online course platform Coursera.
The 1994 Group has urged the government to introduce a postgraduate loan system to combat a 12 per cent drop in student numbers over three years.
Download the podcastThe 50th anniversary of the Robbins report, our weekly books section, and the Office of Fair Trading’s decision to examine English higher education are all covered in this week’s...
Download the podcastMinister of state for universities and science David Willetts pays a visit to Times Higher Education to discuss the 50th anniversary of the Robbins Report, his views on the...
We speak to the Glasgow School of Art’s recently appointed chair of the board of governors. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Source: Nature Picture LibraryPachyderms get straight to the pointElephants are the only animals that understand human pointing without needing any training, a study has found. Researchers from the...
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United StatesRethink the Master PlanA Californian state government agency has urged its university leaders to create a new higher education agenda, saying that the existing plan is outdated. In a...
Leverhulme TrustEarly Career FellowshipsThese offer salary costs for researchers at the beginning of their academic careers, providing them with the opportunity for advancement and enabling them to...