Labelling universities as “uniquely toxic environments” could do more harm than good to student mental health, a leading psychiatrist has warned.

Wichita Area Technical College is changing more than just its name and school colors this year.

An email asking staff at the University of York to check whether foreign visitors to their department have visas has raised concerns about the increasingly strict approach to immigration rules in UK higher education institutions.

Study finds instructors are much more likely to respond to comments from white male students than from others.

Accreditor's backing of the Purdue-Kaplan deal paves the way for a new, unusual public university, while giving a boost to other for-profit conversions, partnerships and acquisitions.

The European Union is set to miss its target of having all scientific research freely available by 2020, as progress towards open access hits a “plateau” because of deeper problems in how research is assessed.

When thinking about how to revive economically lagging regions, especially in the Rust Belt, I often talk about the importance of universities.

In a lesson on how to be teachers, Sean Connors told his students not to teach.

Study finds "strikingly high" rates of depression and anxiety, with many reporting little help or support from supervisors

Online learning platform Coursera is set to offer its first degrees from UK universities, including its first ever bachelor’s programme.