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Former government adviser says a modest cut in operating costs could allow for a doubling of the number of UK academics

Agenda overview for THE¡¯s Global Sustainable Development Congress 2024 is announced

Current business model not sustainable for more than two to three years, according to David Maguire

Too heavy a focus on skills training restricts universities¡¯ role in the world, THE event hears

Minister tells THE he has been calling vice-chancellors directly when he receives reports of Jewish students feeling threatened

Adult education and skills development needs separate pot of money, THE event hears

Campus Live event hears sector leaders call for neighbouring institutions to share facilities in the face of declining enrolments

Solutions on higher education funding in England already known, says former secretary of state

Zaki Nusseibeh, chancellor of United Arab Emirates University, says universities must evolve with the world to take advantage of the green transition

Conference attendees discuss how to respond to the ¡®600-pound gorilla in the room¡¯ on university teaching

American University in Cairo president says institutions must work to close disparities in income, language and digital literacy levels

Event hears how even the best performing students can struggle to get a job if they lack soft skills

Universities in the Gulf are increasingly attracting scholars and staff from across the Arab region and beyond. What are the main pull factors? And how is this shifting the knowledge centres of the Middle East?

As MENA adapts to global warming, regional universities, especially in the UAE, are preparing to embrace a climate leadership role, says Mari?t Westermann

Upskiling staff to thrive in clean-energy industries could mostly benefit graduates and high-skill workers, Andreas Schleicher tells conference

Universities must focus on the student experience, but they also must clarify what students want that experience to be

Dangers of universities being seen to shape public opinion highlighted in Pakistan, while Saudi leader warns of ¡®slippery slope¡¯

Teaching students how to best use ChatGPT and other tools will be core to universities¡¯ future, leaders tell THE summit

Students want to be on campus but they still need a reason to go there, summit hears

While the process to replace Excellence in Research for Australia is a ¡®black box¡¯ exercise, new evaluation mechanisms hold promise

Metaverse campuses may be needed to alleviate loneliness of ¡®personalised learning at scale¡¯ driven by AI, Anant Agarwal tells THE summit

Research ecosystems need some ¡®apoptosis¡¯ as some cells emerge and others fade away, summit hears

¡®The real world doesn¡¯t come neatly compartmentalised,¡¯ summit hears, in exploration of the ¡®unique¡¯ strengths of multidisciplinary research

Admission and retention of under-represented students must not rest on the goodwill of a few ¡®teachers and role models¡¯, Sydney summit hears

Incentives needed to build research across disciplines to address global challenges, THE summit hears

New Zealand¡¯s leading university confronts ¡®enduring and complex questions¡¯ in diversity drive, THE summit hears

While councils might expect a response ¡®after first tweet¡¯, universities ¡®lose credibility¡¯ when they vacillate, THE World Academic Summit hears

Partnership will seek to reward institutions that incentivise cross-disciplinary work aimed at solving the world¡¯s biggest challenges

Nearly 300 entries whittled down to 75 finalists ahead of inaugural ceremony

THE is looking for people who are committed to a better sub-Saharan Africa and believe that higher education can contribute to bringing about that change

Universities operating in difficult environments can have more of an impact by pooling resources, summit hears

Professors in global North should come south as temporary solution to immigration headaches, Rwandan ambassador tells event

Institutions seek to remove barriers to ensure student mobility is open to more than just the ¡®very privileged few¡¯

Influx of foreign investment brings opportunities to train skilled workers but institutions must adapt to capitalise

Oxford¡¯s vaccine success shows what universities can do in a crisis, but following up with climate solutions means being proactive with funders, Irene Tracey tells THE summit

Investing in structures and processes that allow students and staff to develop their own relationships is the best way to avoid woolly diversity work, conference hears

Institutions offer more support to tackle historically low participation rates

Private university founder calls for governance overhaul as the rector of one of Poland¡¯s leading public universities says it is considering an endowment to secure a more stable financial foundation

Times Higher Education data analysis reveals the top universities from across the 13 latest European Union member states

First-time universities can now sign up to participate, while others can confirm their registration for another year 

The University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa leads first ever THE ranking for the region

An ¡®uncomfortable truth¡¯ underlies the approach taken by too many Western universities on collaboration with Asia, conference hears

Restrictive US visa policy has caused a steep drop in Chinese students headed to US on exchange, scholar says

Vishwakarma gets leadership prize for ¡®deep commitment¡¯ to surrounding community 

Notwithstanding their financial reliance on foreigners, universities down under must consider the ¡®value proposition¡¯ for the students

Western donors can best help South Pacific students by helping them stay put, Brisbane forum hears

Mandatory unpaid work experience that forms part of nursing and teaching degrees in Australia plunges students into ¡®placement poverty¡¯, Queensland forum hears

¡®Utopian¡¯ approach needed that allows universities to judge for themselves what changes would have most impact, THE event hears

Transdisciplinary solutions vital for humanity to overcome challenges it faces, according to founding dean of US¡¯ first climate school

Having embraced Sustainable Development Goals, higher education has to accelerate their wider use and impact, says Rachel Kyte

Refugee participation in tertiary education rises from 1 to 6 per cent in four years but much more needs to be done, congress hears

Academy ¡®at the heart¡¯ of humanity¡¯s failures to get to grips with scale of the issue, warns president of Arizona State University

If academics are serious about tackling global warming, they can¡¯t wait for the cavalry to show up ¨C they are the cavalry, says Tony Chan

Digital learning experts tell THE event sector is experiencing only the first wave of innovation, with much more to come

Universities must address ethical questions and bias in AI and ensure students are ¡®better than ChatGPT¡¯, says Wei Li

Experts tell THE and Leeds event that institutions are facing risks they don¡¯t understand

African rankings methodology looks beyond traditional research-focused metrics on teaching and research to include societal impact, writes Phil Baty

Sub-Saharan Africa Rankings to assess universities on metrics including access, fairness and regional impact

India and Hong Kong emerge as best represented countries in year of record entries

Science minister George Freeman launches International Science Partnerships Fund at THE event in Japan, with initial funding of ?119 million