The University of Oxford has made its first foray into the massive open online course (Mooc) world, after announcing a new partnership with US online learning platform edX.

After President Obama announced a goal last year to make community college free for all Americans, no state has moved as aggressively as California.

Academics suggest that Australia and Canada may be among countries to gain market share in overseas students

England’s higher education system is “in tatters”, according to a leading think-tank, with some qualifications “on the verge of total collapse”....

The big sky. The big landscape. The big lake.

The next US president’s scorn for American research bodies and his anti-climate change stance has worried many scientists

Presidents of tiny liberal arts colleges work to make themselves heard above talk of mergers and large institutions.

Critics fear focus on research impact in next funding programme could lead to a REF-type exercise

Donald Trump provided relatively few clues to what he might do as president, but he'll probably try to reverse some of President Obama's priorities, rolling back regulations, creating new political opening for for-profit colleges and curtailing collective bargaining rights.

The city needs to align itself with a university partner to attract millennials, who will bring innovation and entrepreneurship.