Growing partisanship fuels fake news – but we can stop its spread
Evidence suggests you can teach students to spot fake stories, say Joseph Kahne and Benjamin Bowyer

Evidence suggests you can teach students to spot fake stories, say Joseph Kahne and Benjamin Bowyer

FT commentator gives damning verdict on what he describes as ‘government takeover of university sector’

Meanwhile, France sent the most students abroad through the programme, new figures show

Martin Seligman guides University of Buckingham on 'positive psychology'

Open University vice-chancellor Peter Horrocks on why his institution will not be in the teaching excellence framework this year

Research projects have spurred governments to pass vital humanitarian legislation

We talk about mathematical misconceptions, public engagement and lecturing with tigers with the recent winner of the Euler Book Prize

Vice-president for internationalisation also suggests US institutions could work with UK universities

First transnational study of how university dropouts fare in the labour market suggests any exposure to higher education is better than none

Workshop offers guidance for the aspiring academic radio stars of the future

A researcher who transformed our understanding of how people experience and relate to information has died

Voters decided Keynes' General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money has proved most influential on UK

Nobel prizewinners speak out for curiosity-driven research at event in India

Decision to keep visa refusal data secret seen as part of effort to reduce overseas student numbers