Elsevier has proposed a shift towards regional models of open access publishing, warning that there is no international consensus over which subscription-free approach works best.

With all their wealth, prestige and history, America’s top universities still lead a sector struggling to expand success for lower-income and ethnic minority students, or to provide their graduates with career-ready skills.

The Ministry of Education and other government departments have jointly issued a plan to build world-class universities and world-class disciplines,...

Many Nobel prizewinners believe that bias against women explains why so few female researchers have won science’s top award....

Attorney General Jeff Sessions condemned what he derided as political correctness gone wild on university campuses across the U.S., but especially the University of California, Berkeley.

Whether school years were socially awkward or the happiest days of your life, this time (hopefully) brings back lifelong memories and a tinge of nostalgia for the majority of grown-ups.

Italian police have placed seven university lecturers under house arrest as part of a major probe into the alleged rigging of exams.

The University of Phoenix plans to scale back more brick-and-mortar campuses across the country

Arizona State unveils its new dormitory designed just for engineering majors, an unusual concept in residence life.

A tech company in East China's Zhejiang province has developed the software which can free parents from checking math assignments.