When I got my first academic job in 1996, it was easy enough to be invisible.

Researchers from West Virginia University said they had no idea their study of vehicle emissions from Volkswagen diesel cars would jolt the German auto manufacturer into an apology and send its stock price plummeting.

The increasingly skewed sex ratio in China not only worries the parents of marriageable young people, but also their schools.

Who doesn’t want to live in a comfortable home, enjoy a safe working environment and be part of a community that contributes to your quality of life?

Unlike at colleges and universities, where students finish their studies and leave with a diploma, most learners who complete one of Coursera’s massive open online courses report benefits that help them in less measurable ways.

The US’ public higher education system has engaged in an “un-excellence initiative” that will lead to a drop in the quality of its universities ...

Two of Ohio’s largest research hubs, Ohio State University and the Cleveland Clinic, announced with gusto three years ago that they were joining forces to commercialize their medical-related work.

A medicine degree course at a UK university is not open to students from the UK - only overseas students are allowed to apply.

A really, really big bang not due for a hundred millennia may help astronomers test one of the central theories of physics, according to one of the authors of a new paper.