Competency-based education can expand opportunities and enhance learning for nontraditional students while also being a boon for workforce development

Concerns about xenophobia and tighter immigration controls post-Brexit are set to trigger a slump in UK universities’ international student recruitment, a poll has suggested.

The Home Office has liberalised student visa rules at just four highly selective English universities in a pilot for master's students, prompting claims that it is creating a “two-tier system”.

A researcher has argued that science might be quicker at embracing new paradigms if it was willing to learn from art colleges.

The co-founder of sub-Saharan Africa’s “first online-only university” has described how she has had to “change mindsets” about Uganda’s higher education system.

The Open University is set to become a major provider of degree apprenticeships as it seeks to reposition itself after the collapse in part-time study.

The head of Turkey’s higher education council has defended the sacking and suspensions of university staff after last month’s failed coup attempt.

Female ethnic minority academics sometimes do not identify as feminists because they feel it is a “white” concept, according to research.

China has launched a science and innovation plan that highlights just how heavily it is relying on research and development, both in and outside universities, for future economic growth.

The University of Cambridge’s examinations arm has been tasked with developing a standard test to measure the “learning gain” of students at English higher education institutions.