As someone who left school at 16 due to challenging family circumstances, I was shocked by the recent suggestion by a UK vice-chancellor that students with no A levels should be barred from the ...

Universities in countries that have introduced restrictive immigration policies have seen their performance decline in this year’s Times Higher Education international ranking, ...

When educators design communication to work across multiple modes from the outset, classrooms become more accessible – and more effective – for everyone, says Annelies Kusters ...

Brexit caused a shift in how international students are treated by policymakers and universities, with education now seen “unambiguously as an export”, according to a new book ...

Despite “the anti-comedic professional norms that scientific audiences are bound by”, the study argued that “unsuccessful jokes are not necessarily unappreciated”. In many cases, jokes early in a talk ...

Students are facing the current crisis in the Middle East with “anxiety and resilience” despite many being unable to return home for the Eid holidays and classes disrupted by evacuation orders, ...

Academic units do best when they harness different viewpoints – from field scientists and curriculum designers to extension professionals – to drive innovation and relevance. Saskia van de Gevel offer ...

Indian universities have been urged to prioritise student mental health and well-being, with new measures requiring them to strengthen support systems across campuses. New guideli ...

Working like recruitment partners, rather than just career advisers, can help align teaching with industry needs, writes Hanene Duprat ...

Such students’ uneven degree results suggest instead that we may be funnelling some young people into university too early, says Alex Blakemore ...

The UK chancellor has warned that the student loan system is “broken” but reforming it is not the government’s top priority. Answering questions after delivering the annual ...

Cuts to physics funding have not caused postdoctoral researchers to lose their grants, science minister Patrick Vallance has insisted, claiming delays being faced by some recipien ...