More university mergers on the way, predicts legal expert
Eversheds partner says that link-ups could span borders in the UK and overseas

Eversheds partner says that link-ups could span borders in the UK and overseas

Nigel Thrift, head of Schwarzman Scholars, a transnational scheme to develop movers and shakers, tells John Gill about China’s international role

The number of students from the Middle East coming to UK universities more than doubled between 2003-04 and 2012-13. As traffic from all other regions also rose, the total number of non-European...

Teaching criteria updated in response to government and industry demands

The UK must decide by 31 May whether to take the next step in a project aiming to measure learning outcomes at a global level

Obama Administration’s pivot to Asia ignores the fact that young Americans wishing to study abroad prefer Europe, says Trina Vargo

THE analyses postgrad awards by subject and region as academics debate the risks and rewards of a decade of internationalisation

Ranking of universities under 50 years old shows a dip in UK’s strength in depth and Swiss on a roll

Women who head universities say their gender is an extra job

Doubts now raised over future of project billed as having potential to shake up hierarchy of world higher education

A new report highlights the downsides of life for the travelling lecturer

Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones on the complex thesis emerging from a study of the Histories

Investment in research and development pays off, says World University Rankings reporter Ellie Bothwell

US and Canada ranked below four other regions for communicating effectively with prospective international students

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press