Construction on Mexican campus halted over Unesco ‘violation’ Plans for 600 apartments on the National Autonomous University of Mexico campus breach world heritage site regulations By Rachael Pells 12 March
Top Brazilian researcher faces ‘marijuana apologist’ claims Accusations are a ‘cruel and empty provocation against dedicated scientist’, say sector leaders By Rachael Pells 5 March
Innovation Rankings: FAQs We answer some of your questions about the forthcoming Times Higher Education Innovation Rankings 20 February
Colombian students stage miniskirt protest over ‘sexist’ advice Pontifical Bolivarian University told students not to ‘distract’ classmates and teachers with low necklines, short skirts or tight-fitting clothes By Rachael Pells 14 February
Chilean university closure leaves students in lurch Ibero-American University of Science and Technology closed after an investigation found the institution to have debts of about 4 billion pesos By Rachael Pells 17 January
Peru research programme tackles threats to young alpacas Alpacas may be one of the symbols of Peru, but disease has hitherto ravaged a species essential to fibre production By Matthew Reisz 11 January
Research-focused universities take the lead in Chile Change in balance between teaching and research-focused universities is an indicator of progress, say analysts By Rachael Pells 9 January
Brazilian church leaders condemn attacks on university freedom University rector killed himself after being arrested and barred from campus By Rachael Pells 4 January
The 2018 global Academic Reputation Survey: why you should take part Phil Baty on how THE's annual reputation survey informs its World University Rankings By Phil Baty 4 January
Moocs can still bring higher education to those who really need it It may be five years since Moocs went mainstream, but Diana Laurillard and Eileen Kennedy believe they still have the potential to reach the hard-to-reach By Diana Laurillard 16 December
Colombia: barriers to scientific cooperation remain Botanist warns of continuing political instability and restrictive legislation on science By Matthew Reisz 16 December
‘Give graduates lifetime membership of university to reskill’ Rapid technological change means that higher education leavers will need to return during their career, says Tec Monterrey president By Rachael Pells 15 December