Newcastle University ‘to drop draconian research targets’
Marking boycott ends after UCU says managers agree to scrap ‘unfair’ targets
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Study shines light on success of Germany’s Excellence Initiative
‘Clusters of excellence’ have created highly cited publications, but the amount of money involved is still relatively small
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Latin America University Rankings 2016: Latin America’s universities must join the global current
To compete on the global stage, the region must adopt a more inclusive – and more international – outlook, write Marcelo Knobel and Andrés Bernasconi
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Kofi Annan: business education ideal in ‘uncertain world’
Former UN secretary general also ‘surprised’ that EU’s strength in maintaining security did not feature in Brexit debate. John Elmes reports from Lausanne
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University strikes on hold until autumn
Effectiveness and impact of one-day strikes targeted at university graduation and open days also questioned by expert and employers
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Theresa May as prime minister: what it might mean for higher education
Her Home Office record and previous views on universities give clues as to what we might expect from Theresa May, writes Emran Mian – and it's not all bad news
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Do academics interfere in their children’s higher education?
Seven scholars relate how they stepped back or stepped in as they saw fit, while one contributor’s daughter describes the flip side
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BRICS & Emerging Economies University Rankings 2017: results announced
India and China are the main winners in our list of the best universities in emerging economies
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Ending casualisation will not only benefit early career academics
Like junior doctors, academics should highlight the public value of what they do, argues Tom Cutterham
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Home Office eases visa rules at four selective universities
Bath, Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford chosen for two-year master's student pilot
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Asia University Rankings 2016: results announced
Singapore leads the way in ̽»¨ÊÓƵ's 2016 ranking of the premier universities in Asia
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Interview with Tong Sun
We talk with the Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Award winner about impactful research, encouraging young women into science and how engineering is not just about an oily rag and a spanner
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Corbyn’s Labour: lions led by donkey jackets
It is heartbreaking to see idealistic youth attach itself to clueless old sectarians, writes Martin McQuillan
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Student Experience Survey 2016: London falling
Why do London’s universities cluster towards the bottom of the rankings?