British researchers have taken the first steps towards reading people's minds using straightforward brain-scanning techniques. Scientists had a clearer idea of which images volunteers had seen after...
The Government was accused this week of using international students as "cash cows" as it sought to rush through plans for a 150 per cent increase in visa fees. University and student leaders reacted...
A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE The murky academic dispute in Israel that lies behind the AUT boycott
AUT motions highlight plights of five 'victimised' members, reports Phil Baty Lecturers' leaders fear that universities are singling out and victimising union activists and standards campaigners in a...
A small minority of vociferous opponents has failed to stop the tide of support for a merger between the Association of University Teachers and the lecturers' union Natfhe. The AUT council in...
Glasgow University's reputation has been damaged locally, nationally and internationally, consultants have reported, writes Anna Fazackerley. The university employed a consultancy firm last year to...
Some universities are spending tens of thousands of pounds on hiring consultants to advise them on public relations, marketing and branding, a Times Higher investigation has revealed. Documents...
The individual rights of staff in all Scottish universities to challenge received wisdom and express often unpopular views is now protected by law after a vote by Members of the Scottish Parliament....
Do cats prefer Atomic Kitten to Snoop Dogg? Is Animal Hospital their equivalent of Holby City ? Sarah Ellis, a feline expert at Queen's University Belfast, is investigating whether watching...
Most of The Times Higher awards will mark institutional successes, but one will celebrate an individual's contribution to the sector, writes John O'Leary. The criteria have been drawn as widely as...
In what promises to be one of the highlights of The Times Higher 's awards ceremony in November, the paper will announce this year's institution with the X-factor, writes Alan Thomson. With more than...
Canadian universities are offering top-calibre applicants unprecedented perks as part of their recruitment efforts. Administrators from York University in Toronto, including the president and two...
Nearly 40,000 qualified students will miss entry to public institutions in Kenya, according to the universities' joint admissions board, forcing them to seek higher education in local private and...
Americans who experimented with drugs and sex in the Seventies have sobered up enough to teach their own university-bound children to avoid taking similar risks with their health, according to a new...
The Irish Education Ministry has removed a small private business school from a register of approved courses for overseas students, posted last week on its website, after a number of blunders were...