Turkey ‘attracting foreign academics looking for a challenge’
Head of Koç University says international researchers are applying to institution despite political landscape
Head of Koç University says international researchers are applying to institution despite political landscape
Students want to be on campus but they still need a reason to go there, summit hears
Government denies threat to academic freedom as editor is sacked over evolution piece, writes John Gill
UK and US universities struggle to keep pace with top Asian performers as research funding shares decline
An engineer works part time in Oddbins to indulge his passion for oenology. Olga Wojtas pays a visit
Pushed to break away from the established Turkish academy by increasing government control, Bilim Akademisi has now been accepted into the European fold
North America has also revived while Oceania’s international outlook has dipped. Patrick Jack picks out key rankings trends
Scholars charged with terrorism offences almost two years after signing anti-war petition
Academia is often depicted as a calling, but for those who heed it, the joy of doing something they love is often crushed by heavy teaching and admin loads and an unceasing pressure to make a ‘...
Student accommodation wardens are latest to be imprisoned in Turkey's anti-Gülenist crackdown
‘Staggering’ scale of persecution of Turkish academia condemned by scholars’ group
All of Turkey's 77 university rectors are under investigation by the prosecutor's office after they criticised the arrest and prosecution of a colleague. The state's chief prosecutor confirmed he was...
Timing is crucial when setting festive deadlines, explains Kevin Fong I have always felt it a little cruel that our physiology course unit runs in the six weeks before the Christmas break. This...
A decade of English university policy has sought to improve standards by increasing competition. However, new institutions remain small and peripheral. Tom Williams asks whether the prestige gap and...
Post-coup crackdown has led to a huge number of requests for help, say charities for at-risk scholars