EdX ‘doubling down’ on free courses despite for-profit deal
Access to many courses will remain free, says head of Mooc pioneer, with participants charged for exams, interaction and certificates
Access to many courses will remain free, says head of Mooc pioneer, with participants charged for exams, interaction and certificates
Senior officer dismissed because of cluster of cases at university in Jilin
Platform responds to online criticism by telling researchers they would be reported to their funders
Head of IEAA tells UUK forum that government’s approach is about helping ‘corporate Australia’, not students
Global horrors reverberate in far-off campuses, widening the gap between students and their prosperous surrounds
First post-Brexit figures show limited demand in Europe for bespoke visa scheme designed to bring top researchers to the UK
Boycotting Russia will hinder research, punish the innocent and damage the prospects of a peaceful future, says Binoy Kampmark
The latest cataclysm is a reminder that certainties about the world, and even about international research collaboration, aren’t certain after all
Blow to new UK research agency as Peter Highnam steps back for ‘personal reasons’
EU governments told to reconcile contradictory national rules if cornerstone of popular alliance-building programme is to be realised
Economic uncertainty may have encouraged students to stay in education despite campus closures, says UK statistics body
Thirty years after his breakout book declared democracy to be an unstoppable force, the End of History author explains to Matthew Reisz why a new defence of liberal values is urgently needed, and why...
Two genetics experts with series of shared attributes enjoy collaborating, but suspect coincidences not bloodlines
Biomedical engineer talks about problem-solving, the importance of monitoring foetal cardiac health and why no one has got it quite right on STEM education for women
Tory former minister who abolished binary divide says hierarchy should be on ‘educational quality’ only – and sector ‘still not properly accountable’