Mass-produced PhDs lie at heart of Russia’s ‘plague’ of doctoral fraud
Academic ‘scallywags’ are gaining doctorates thanks to the circulation of dodgy theses within some universities, says the founder of plagiarism pressure group
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Is Jeremy Corbyn serious about free higher education?
The Labour Party’s lack of a higher education policy could leave the sector at the mercy of perils far greater than the teaching excellence framework, argues Martin McQuillan
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Zimbabwe’s import duty on books alarms universities
Fears that 40 per cent levy could leave academics and students unable to access new research
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First Syrian refugee welcomed to Mexico on scholarship scheme
Habesha Project aims to ‘send a message of solidarity to the Syrian nation’
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LSBF fails to meet standards on sub-degree courses
One of England’s biggest private colleges admitted students ‘who could not complete’ programmes, finds Quality Assurance Agency
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A changing game: the need to rethink student admissions
The changing higher education landscape is making a mockery of Ucas, says Zahir Irani
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REF health research ‘had little impact on patients’
Paper claims that medical impact case studies focused on policy impact, not improvement in patient mortality or quality of life
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OECD’s Dirk Van Damme says debate on Ahelo was ‘low quality’
Super-selective institutions do not always offer value in teaching and learning, THE World Academic Summit hearsÂ
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Nicholas Dirks: public universities need not choose between access and excellence
Berkeley chancellor says great public institutions can support their missions by looking for funding elsewhere
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World University Rankings 2014-15 methodology
 The essential elements in our world-leading formula Underpinning the World University Rankings 2014-2015 is a sophisticated exercise in information-gathering and analysis: here we detail the...
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What it’s like to work with the academic greats
Five contributors recall friendships and encounters with preeminent scientists, writers and philosophers
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Australian government shelves plan to uncap fees
New education minister Simon Birmingham announces at THE summit in Melbourne that controversial policy will not come in next year
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Brian Schmidt: universities must back young researchers to win Nobel prizes
Nobel laureate tells THE World Academic Summit that institutions provide funding and job security too late
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World University Rankings 2015-2016 results out now
ÌÇÐÄVlog World University Rankings 2015-2016 will include 800 institutions for the first time
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Eden Project plants itself firmly in the higher education space
Partnership with Cornwall College Group will see tourist attraction open its doors to undergraduates