Higher education bill in doubt as nervous Tories consider other options for Green Paper
Absence of legislation would leave plans to create new student and market-focused regulator unable to proceed
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English universities ‘not very good at teaching’, says Hepi president
Bahram Bekhradnia says teaching excellence framework could be welcome ‘counterweight’ to research imperative
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The 10 most popular academic papers of 2015
Alternative metrics reveal the research that received the most online attention
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Video: Jeffrey S. Lehman on higher education in China
Vice-chancellor of New York University Shanghai on academic freedom and ‘cosmopolitan spirit’
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It’s time to wake up and smell the greenhouse gases
Vice-chancellors must do much more to prepare students to tackle climate change, argues Joy Carter
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Get into the festive spirit with these three higher education Christmas songs
The National Union of Students has released a selection of Christmas songs inspired by higher education. All together now – one, two, three, four...
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The Middle East needs more talented, employable graduates
Employability skills remain a significant differentiator in the region, says Zahir Irani
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Religion and science: global survey explores academia’s views
Are scientists just uninterested in religion or actively at odds with it?
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Andreas Schleicher: ‘we will live through time’ when universities are judged on graduate learning
OECD head of education insists emulating Pisa school tests will improve teaching and lower fees
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Study abroad interest ‘tied to cultural experiences at school’
Students who had an opportunity to learn a foreign language more likely to want to study abroad, research reveals
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Vote Leave claims ‘EU exit could make science bigger priority in UK’
First official statement on higher education and science from organisation campaigning for Brexit
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Belarus crackdown on student protest criticised
Pressure on student activists has raised questions about the Eastern European state’s acceptance into the Bologna Process
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University prestige has little influence on leaders’ pay
Ellie Bothwell analyses correlation between vice-chancellors’ pay and university ranking
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Why leaving the EU would be damaging for UK higher education
Conservative MP Neil Carmichael, chair of the Education Select Committee, on the risks to the higher education sector of exiting the EU