South America

Excluding local people from conservation is not the way to preserve vital vegetation, as it is they whose practices produce the ecologies we value, finds Steven Yearley

Protesters say conference on Ottoman Empire had been aimed at ‘distorting the historical truth’ of the Armenian genocide

Policymakers in the US and the UK advise against abolishing fees in light of lessons from gratuidad programme

Plans for 600 apartments on the National Autonomous University of Mexico campus breach world heritage site regulations

Accusations are a ‘cruel and empty provocation against dedicated scientist’, say sector leaders

We answer some of your questions about the forthcoming Times Higher Education Innovation Rankings

Pontifical Bolivarian University told students not to ‘distract’ classmates and teachers with low necklines, short skirts or tight-fitting clothes

Ibero-American University of Science and Technology closed after an investigation found the institution to have debts of about 4 billion pesos

Alpacas may be one of the symbols of Peru, but disease has hitherto ravaged a species essential to fibre production

Change in balance between teaching and research-focused universities is an indicator of progress, say analysts

University rector killed himself after being arrested and barred from campus

Phil Baty on how THE's annual reputation survey informs its World University Rankings