Which degrees give the best financial return?
If you had a university degree back in 1972, you were likely to earn 20% more than those without one. Today, that number has soared to 70%. But not all degrees will give you the same retu...
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Is international academic migration stimulating scientific research and innovation?
Is international academic migration stimulating scientific research and innovation?
Anyone who looks at international rankings has noticed that Switzerland is rising rapidly up the global academic hierarchy. Sweden and the Netherlands are close behind. This is no coincidence.
Calculus Is So Last Century
Tianhui Michael Li and Allison Bishop write about the overemphasis on calculus in high school and college math courses. Statistics, linear algebra and algorithmic thinking are more valuable in the digital age.
Ivy League's huge debts revealed
Eleven of the most selective universities in the US have a combined $26 billion (£16.8 billion) in debt on the books, according to a new analysis.
South African universities 'racially skewed'?
Only one in 20 black South Africans succeeds in higher education, and more than half who enrol at university drop out before completing their degree, according to research published this week.
University prestige has little influence on leaders' pay
An analysis of the correlation between vice-chancellors’ pay and university ranking.
32 private university presidents earned more than $1 million in 2013
Executive compensation at private and public colleges.
How PowerPoint is killing critical thought
The bullet 'pointization' of information is making us stupid and irresponsible.
Increasing fusions between universities
An increasing number of universities fuse. This is shown by a recent report of the European University Association. [in GERMAN]
Top 10 universities for producing Nobel prizewinners
Times Higher Education analysis reveals the institutions with the most Nobel prizewinners this century.
Why we are teaching science wrong, and how to make it right
Active problem-solving confers a deeper understanding of science than does a standard lecture. But some university lecturers are reluctant to change tack.
New online library aims to 'equalise' science education
The World Library of Science will give students and teachers around the world access to the latest science.
Thinking Like Corporations is Harming American Universities
There’s been a very sharp increase in the proportion of administrators to faculty and students in the last 30-40 years.
Universities challenged
Universities are no longer viewed predominantly as places driven by curiosity and a thirst for knowledge. Instead, they are drivers of economic development.
Global flow of tertiary-level students
Where do students go to study? Where do they come from?
Where do college graduates work?
Nice interactive graphic allows you to explore the relationship between college majors and occupations.
Universities stand to benefit in recessions
New research from the London School of Economics and Political Science shows that universities across the world actually benefit during recessions.
10 reasons why Caltech is the world's number one university
Times Higher Education rankings editor Phil Baty uncovers the secrets behind the California Institute of Technology's extraordinary global success
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