Campaigners say the Brazilian government is failing to protect one of the world's most endangered tribes.

The European Commission is considering a fifteen per cent cut to its budget for the Erasmus exchange programme from 2014 to 2020, in the face of demands for austerity cuts among member states ...

The surge in global coal consumption, driven largely by China and India, has climate scientists deeply worried.

After months of wooing and under close scrutiny, edX was rejected this week by Amherst College amid faculty concerns about the online course provider's business plans and impact on student learning.

Last month the U.S. Education Department sent a message to colleges: Financial aid may be awarded based on students’ mastery of “competencies” rather than their accumulation of credits.

A new museum of Jewish history opens in Poland this week to refocus attention on a vibrant community that has lived in the country for centuries but whose history, for many, has been eclipsed by the Nazi death camps that nearly wiped them out.

Our swelling cities consume enormous amounts of energy and generate over 80% of global carbon emissions. We need to make them more self-sufficient, but how?

A student was stabbed to death by his roommate during a quarrel in Nanhang Jincheng College in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Tuesday night, the school and police confirmed.

Dubai’s stature as an international education hub was reinforced this month, after data showed overall growth of 24% at its Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV) and Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) education “business parks”.

In the midst of chaos here on Earth, scientists are finding hope for life on other planets.