Times Higher Education (THE)

The Times Higher Education (THE), which used to be known as the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES), is a London-based weekly magazine that focuses on topics and news surrounding higher education. It stands as the top publication in the United Kingdom dedicated to this area.

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UKRI to receive new 'time-bound' targets for research impact

1 day ago | timeshighereducation.com | Jack Grove

Ministers are drawing up new “specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound objectives” for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to help ensure taxpayers receive value for money from science spending.
Greater Manchester suspends v-c over ‘serious allegations’

1 day ago | timeshighereducation.com | Jack Grove

The University of Greater Manchester has suspended its vice-chancellor George Holmes over “serious allegations” following an investigation into alleged financial misconduct. In a statement issued on 13 May the university – known as the University of Bolton until December – confirmed Holmes, the institution’s provost and “another senior member of academic staff” had been suspended.
Six per cent international fee levy a ‘serious risk’ to finances

2 days ago | timeshighereducation.com | Patrick Jack

“Dipping into the pockets” of English universities via a levy on international student fees is “finger in the air” policymaking that will further harm institutions’ financial sustainability, critics say, especially when combined with other incoming visa restrictions. The higher education sector was left reeling by a proposal that the UK government takes a cut of overseas income, a surprise addition to the keenly awaited White Paper on immigration reform.
Universities ‘must choose’ between physical or digital investment

2 days ago | timeshighereducation.com | John Ross

University administrators are scaling back campus developments as physical and digital investments become “increasingly an either-or proposition”, research suggests. A survey of over 50 chief operating officers (COOs) in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK has revealed qualms about “spending big” on bricks and mortar, with just 31 per cent of respondents considering “on-campus student experience” a strategic priority – down from 78 per cent three years ago.
UK’s ‘high potential individual’ visa to expand to more universities

3 days ago | timeshighereducation.com | Jack Grove

The UK government is to double the number of globally leading universities whose graduates can apply for a high potential individual (HPI) visa. In one of few moves to loosen visa rules in the government’s immigration White Paper, published on 12 May, the Home Office says it is “looking to double the number of qualifying institutions” in what it called a “targeted and capped expansion of the HPI route” opened in May 2022.
Jason Clare retains post as Australian education minister

3 days ago | timeshighereducation.com | John Ross

Australian education minister Jason Clare has retained his position in a cabinet reshuffle that has added new responsibilities to his portfolio and created a separate post of assistant minister for international education. Julian Hill, a former Victorian international education bureaucrat who became co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of International Education after entering politics, will take on the assistant ministry job on top of responsibilities in customs and multicultural affairs.
Flood of AI-assisted research ‘weakening quality of science’

3 days ago | timeshighereducation.com | Juliette Rowsell

Artificial intelligence tools designed to speed up the research process by helping to extract data have led to a flood of “low-quality” research papers that threaten to damage the “foundations of scientific rigour”, according to a new study. A research team at the University of Surrey looked at papers that used the US-based National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to propose links between health conditions, lifestyle and clinical outcomes.
‘Problematic’ HE-FE rivalry over, says ex-college head turned v-c

3 days ago | timeshighereducation.com | Patrick Jack

Universities have moved away from a “problematic” period of competition with further education institutions to a more complementary relationship, according to a new vice-chancellor with decades of experience in both. Andrew Gower took over at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) at the end of April, having held a senior role at Canterbury Christ Church University before becoming chief executive of specialist adult and further education provider, Morley College London.
Canadian graduate programmes reopened to attract rising US talent

4 days ago | timeshighereducation.com | Patrick Jack

Canadian universities are hoping to attract more graduate students from the US, with several reopening application processes given the “turmoil” in universities caused by Donald Trump. The move is the latest indication of the impact that Trump has had on US higher education in just over 100 days in office – on top of record US student interest in the UK and a rise in academics looking to move abroad.
International student demand ‘on the rise’ in Australia

5 days ago | timeshighereducation.com | John Ross

Australia’s share of demand from international students has reportedly increased by 8 per cent this year, in the latest indication that the industry’s gloomy forecasts may be overstated. Research by Dutch analytics company Studyportals has found that Australia was the only major destination to record an uptick over the first three months of 2025, suggesting that problems in international education may be more pronounced elsewhere.