By Holly Else for Times Higher Education. Study by British university finds that the practice does little to eliminate achievement gaps. More...

By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. Image problems, outdated traditions (required sword fights) and scandals make it tough to recruit students these days. More...

By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. Academics in the Netherlands are in revolt over the selection of a politician who called for the investigation of potential anti-conservative bias in higher education as the president of the association that represents Dutch universities. More...

By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. Humboldt University of Berlin was founded to train students to think beyond single fields. After shifting away from the model, it has recently started a series of programs to encourage it. More...

By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. European universities are adding English-language programs, especially at the master’s level, but many faculty members object. More...

By Ellie Bothwell for Times Higher Education. Nestled between Europe, Asia and Africa, in a country reputed to be home to one of the world’s leading science and technology hubs, Israel’s universities should be well placed for collaboration with their international neighbors. More...

By Jack Grove for Times Higher Education. North Korea’s only Western-run university may be forced to shut down when the U.S. bans its citizens from traveling to the secretive state, one of its senior academics has warned. More...

By Holly Else for Times Higher Education. Study blasts Twitter discussions of academic journal articles -- and questions idea of metrics based on social media. More...

By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. In Germany, they fear online harassment and the watchful eyes of those who support the Turkish government. More...

By John Morgan for Times Higher Education. Britain should set a target for 70 percent of young people to enter higher education, according to an influential higher education policy expert. More...