On behalf of fellow students in their position, Anna McNeil (20), Eliana Singer (19), and Ry Walker (20) have sued Yale University for its fraternities. In their claim lodged in court this month, the women (who study art history, political science, and ...

What unites a Venezuelan computer scientist, a Swiss engineer, an Israeli professor and a American ‘mad scientist’? The open access movement, of course. In September, twelve European nations and two charities announced their intention to make all science research they fund ...

As the reverberations of the Jamal Khashoggi murder continue, Saudi Arabia has found an ally: MIT. The top university released a report declaring it wishes to continue its relationship with the Kingdom, despite its egregious human rights violations, of which ...

At the recent Armistice Centenary service to commemorate the end of World War I, French president Emmanuel Macron reminded the global community that it was the rise of nationalism that was the harbinger of the “war to end all wars”. ...

With most universities’ summer breaks here, many international students will be hitting the beach – and the casino. That is, if a University of Tasmania report is to go by. A survey of almost 1,400 UTAS students revealed that while domestic students gambled ...

While Japan can no longer claim the lowest birth rate in the world, its rate of 1.44 births per woman is a full point below the global average. The famously insular nation is now taking radical steps to rectify issues, like labour ...

Unlike banks such as Lloyds and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), failing UK universities won’t have it easy if they’re near collapse. Announcing this at Wonkfest – a higher education festival in London – Sir Michael Barber, the head of the ...

It’s no secret that the international student market is Australia’s third-largest export sector – supporting Australian communities, jobs, regional economies and the country’s relationship with the world. Australian universities are sitting on a further, multi-million-dollar opportunity in terms of tuition ...

International students are a major contributor to the rich cultural diversity of Australia’s higher education population and Australia has achieved an enviable record as a desirable student destination. Tertiary education now represents Australia’s third largest export sector and growth in ...

International students think Canada – formerly of maple syrup and Justin Trudeau fame – tops for education. Despite the fact that most – mainly Indians – had chosen to study in Australia, they rated Canada higher on affordability, quality of ...