Spending slump slammed as science plaudits fly
As Australia’s science stars mount the red carpet, critics condemn falling government funding
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Depiction of academics in children’s books paints poor picture
Professors shown to be mostly mad and mostly male, scholar claims
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Wife of Durham student detained in UAE wants researcher immunity
Daniela Tejada says government support for Matthew Hedges, who has been held in solitary confinement for five months, has been ‘ineffective’
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Finding opportunities in the push for efficiency
Being forced to do more with increasingly scarcer resources actually has been beneficial to universities, says Thomas EstermannÂ
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We need a legislative ban on essay mills
On the International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating, Chris Husbands urges more university leaders to lobby the government to put an end to the pervasive practice
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World University Rankings 2019 by subject: business and economics table information
Key statisticsThe data shown under key statistics is that provided by the university itself in its submission to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It represents data from the 2016...
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Middlesex robot ‘gives evidence’ to MPs – sort of
Pepper the robot appears before House of Commons Education Committee
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Australia shifts research focus to ‘grand challenges’
New projects at two Sydney universities show move towards multidisciplinary scholarship
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Impact agenda ‘at odds with future workplace needs’
Don’t let immediate employability focus undermine ‘blue sky teaching’, chancellor tells counterparts
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Secrets of the US colleges where students graduate happy
Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings find broad decline in number of US college students who would recommend their own institution – but some campuses buck the trend
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Europe’s Plan S aims for expansion to US and beyond
Open-access agreement’s founder says enthusiastic response has already increased ambition
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It’s time universities walk their decolonial talk
Universities must do more to counter Euro-white supremacy in their own operations if they are going to effectively support decolonisation of disciplines, argues Heather McLean
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Experts question promise of India joint recruitment strategy
Scholars say Indian Institutes of Technology will ‘struggle to recruit talent from abroad’ despite initiative to pool resources
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Major donation bankrolls MIT’s $1 billion AI research drive
$350 million gift from investor Stephen Schwarzman aims to deeply integrate computer science knowledge with expertise in ethics and other realms of social science