Kentucky's embattled higher education chief says he is resigning after a storm of controversy surrounding his recent appointment as head of the Council on Postsecondary Education. Brad Cowgill says he's stepping down, but the exact date is uncertain.

Two hundred thousand say police, two and a half million say the organisers. Whatever the figure Italians unhappy with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s education reforms made themselves heard in Rome on Saturday, in one of the biggest demonstrations se

Far from being dangerous, Nottingham is a thriving, welcoming city that remains among the most popular choices in the country for students ("How secure is your university city?" EDUCATION & CAREERS, 22 May).

Doha • Qatar's initiative to broaden its economic base and usher reforms and large investment in education sector were yesterday praised by James K Glassman, US Under-Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

The Utah State Board of Regents has named a new commissioner of higher education. The board chose Utah Valley University President William Sederburg Tuesday.