By Robert Allison. Are universities’ recruitment tactics always in the students’ best interests? Robert Allison thinks not. More...

The full text of the former president of South Africa’s speech at the THE Africa Universities Summit.
In a speech at the inaugural Times Higher Education Africa Universities Summit, Thabo Mbeki, the former president of South Africa, offered his assessment of how higher education might play a central role in the next 50 years of development in the continent. More...

By Athene Donald. We don’t need to ‘fix the women’, we need to fix the system, says Dame Athene Donald. More...

By Phil Baty. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-16 will be bigger than ever – much bigger. I can confirm that the rankings, published at 21.00 (BST) on 30 September (and launched at the THE World Academic Summit in Melbourne on 1 October) will include a total of 800 universities. More...

By Sarah Rowlands. Ditching and devaluing ‘soft’ subjects puts creative arts in jeopardy, warns Sarah Rowlands. More...

By Stephen Exley. However, others warn that all will lose if colleges and universities are forced to “go to war”, writes Stephen Exley. More...

By David Carless. Research is pinpointing ways to make feedback more useful to undergraduates and teachers alike. David Carless writes. More...

By Ellie Bothwell. China continues to make progress, but Japan shows slight decline in Shanghai ranking based on research strength. More...

By Chris Havergal. More than 409,000 accepted on to courses as clearing gets under way, up 3 per cent on last year. More...