The ¡°academy in crisis¡± emerged as a key theme on the first day of the Modern Language Association of America conference, as thousands of humanities scholars gathered in California for the annual...
I can't help thinking that the article on Malaysia ("Quintessentially Britain, truly Asia", August) may have crossed the line in suggesting that memories of the British colonial period are generally...
Several factors have helped Kazakhstan grow rapidly in the two decades that it has been an independent country, among them abundant natural resources and proximity to large markets in Europe and Asia...
University of TorontoBarbara DickA former student of the University of Toronto has been appointed as its assistant vice-president (alumni relations). Barbara Dick graduated from University College at...
Computers have not liberated us, Gary Day learns, but rather locked us in a corporate capitalist world
This contribution to a topic that is rarely out of the news for long is by four distinguished scholars, each an expert in his field, and one of them, Robert Fogel, is a winner of the Nobel prize for...
Asia-Pacific higher education is becoming a global force, but only some nations in the region have achieved or approached parity with Western Europe and North America.The truly spectacular success...
Southampton Bully BoyMajor Oscar Hadley is flown to the front line to probe allegations of severe misconduct within a self-styled "Bully Boy" unit of the British Army. Yet when young squaddie Eddie...
Steve Smith warns that downbeat media theme will damage UK global reputation. John Morgan reports
Matthew Reisz talks to the movers and shakers of the past 40 years who made Times Higher Education what it is today
We live in a world of informed choices. The bulk of students seeking a degree still opt for universities in their home countries. Their decisions are shaped by a variety of considerations, such as an...
Emerging economies will come to reject unequal exchanges, expert says. Sarah Cunnane reports
Swedish universities are at a crossroads. Starting in September, all students from outside the European Union will pay tuition fees. While tuition will remain free for home and EU students, others...
A tribute to trees and the diverse nature of their impact on our lives is no revelation to Jules Pretty
UK universities could be eclipsed by those in emerging economies such as China and instead become more aligned with their middle-ranking counterparts in continental Europe if public funding continues...