Funding cuts pit US university leaders against states
Forty-one per cent of respondents to ACE survey describe political climate as ‘hostile’ to higher education
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Deaf scholars take the lead with new book and conference
Volume is first to be written and edited entirely by deaf academics
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Canada relaxes immigration process for visiting academics
International professors on short stays will no longer need a work permit
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Anti-Turnitin scholars call for rethink on tackling plagiarism
Company accused of profiting from students’ intellectual property
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Senior staff pay-offs ‘must not reward poor performance’
Hefce tells English universities that confidentiality agreements should be ‘the exception rather than the norm’
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ to launch European Teaching Excellence Rankings
Having put students and teaching quality at the heart of its US rankings, É«ºÐÖ±²¥Â intends to extend its innovative approach to Europe. Phil Baty writes
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Exam standards need standardisation
The wild variations in the proportions of top grades awarded by different departments and universities must be addressed, says Bernard Rivers
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Community spirit: universities redefining how students learn
Sara Ladrón de Guevara and Anthony Monaco on why institutions should collaborate with their neighbours to develop ideas and solve local problems
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‘Lobbyists for hire’ undermine academic authority, says professor
HEC Paris’ Alberto Alemanno says academics who influence policy ‘often’ do it in return for money
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Safe spaces need scholars’ help, not their scorn
Campus safe spaces are bad for democracy and open debate, but academics must respond to the genuine concerns they represent, says James Wicks
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Secrets to the success of the world’s fastest-rising university
Su Guaning, president emeritus of Nanyang Technological University, says the best universities have a local rival
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Glasgow principal knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Among other sector figures to be honoured, principal of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is appointed a dame
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Teaching excellence framework results to be published on 22 June
Release date was postponed in wake of uncertainty following UK general election
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Video: Peter Mathieson on how universities can measure impact
The vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong speaks to Times Higher Education at the 2017 É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Innovation and Impact Summit