23 h. ago The highest placed UK universities in global rankings revealed

The QS Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings listed Imperial as the top UK university for the second year in a row

Politics

23 h. ago Imperial beats Oxbridge in global university rankings for second year in a row

Oxford fell from third to fourth place, while Cambridge fell from fifth to sixth in the global rankings for 2026.

Politics

58 h. ago 'Amazing' Greater Manchester ice cream parlour and 'charming' Cheshire farm named among UK's best to visit

The UK's best ice cream shops and cafes have been revealed in a brand new ranking

Politics

9 d. ago The full ranking of Wales' universities revealed in Complete University Guide

Five of Wales' universities have risen and three fallen in the latest UK rankings that have been released today

Politics

1 week ago It’s my goal to live to 100 – and it’s not just diet and exercise that will help me achieve it | Devi Sridhar

Every time my mind goes down the ‘optimisation’ route, I’m reminded of my job as a public health scientist, looking into the factors that affect how long we will liveProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, and the author of How Not to Die (Too Soon)For much of the past century, life expectancy continually increased. In most countries in the world, children could hope to live, on average, longer, healthier lives than their parents. This expectation is still true of the mega-wealthy. In fact, tech billionaires and multimillionaires have recently been fixated on finding the secret to longer life, convinced that with enough money, technology and cutting-edge science, they can stave off the inevitable for a few more decades to reach 120 or even 150 years old.But their efforts aren’t trickling down to the rest of us. The world’s health crises are getting worse, with life expectancy going backwards in several high-income countries, such as the UK ...

Events

2 w. ago Top US universities raced to become global campuses. Under Trump, it's becoming a liability

Three decades ago, foreign students at Harvard University accounted for just 11% of the total student body

Politics

2 w. ago Are there billions more people on earth than we thought? If so, it’s no bad thing | Jonathan Kennedy

A study suggests the global population has been undercounted – but we shouldn’t let the overpopulation alarmists win the argumentAccording to the UN, the world’s population stands at just over 8.2 billion. However, a recent study suggests the figure could be hundreds of millions or even billions higher. This news might sound terrifying, but it is important to remember that anxieties about overpopulation are rarely just about the numbers. They reflect power struggles over which lives matter, who is a burden or a threat and ultimately what the future should look like.The world’s population reached 1 billion just after the turn of the 19th century. The number of people on the planet then began to grow exponentially, doubling to 2 billion by about 1925 and again to 4 billion about 50 years later. On 15 November 2022, the UN announced the birth of the eight billionth human.Jonathan Kennedy teaches politics and global health at Queen Mary University of London, and is the author of Pathoge...

Politics

3 w. ago Sanction on Harvard's foreign students strikes at the heart of the university's global allure

For students around the world, an acceptance letter to Harvard University has represented the pinnacle of achievement

Events

3 w. ago Ranking every Tyson Fury retirement claim as latest reveal has fight fans certain Anthony Joshua is next

The Gypsy King has dropped strong hints that he will be returning to the ring before the end of the year

Sport

3 w. ago Britain's best pubs and beer gardens revealed in new ranking

As the late May Bank Holiday weekend arrives, many Brits will be keen to head to the pub for a drink. It's the perfect time of year to catch some rays in a pub garden. These are the best...

Politics

4 w. ago Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows

Burning, worsened by global heating, overtook farming and logging as biggest cause of destruction of tropical forestsThe destruction of the world’s forests reached the highest level ever recorded in 2024, driven by a surge in fires caused by global heating, according to “frightening” new data.From the Brazilian Amazon to the Siberian taiga, Earth’s forests disappeared at a record rate last year, losing an area the size of Italy to agriculture, fires, logging and mining, according to analysis from the University of Maryland hosted on Global Forest Watch. Continue reading...

Events