Data

Analysis of graduate pay data that could shape future of English universities lays bare contrasts in regional labour markets

Student satisfaction appears to be higher with some humanities courses like history, and lower with certain STEM subjects 

Latest grading analysis in English universities shows share of firsts is up most for those with below three Ds

Data suggest that single authorship is continuing to decline across the world, but will it always have a place?

In Russia and Indonesia, more than a third of research produced without international collaboration fails to gain single citation

Large universities drop down list looking at high quality research once overall natural science output is taken into account

Data from Times Higher Education suggest some countries may be falling behind on the number of academics in non-STEM areas

Increasing lead over US and Europe may raise questions over who controls future of green technology

Study of grant funding in Australia suggests that collaboration across STEM and non-STEM divide is not the norm

V-c who chairs financial sustainability group warns that deficit on doctoral training raises major questions

Data on the growth of scholarly collaboration across Asia, the Middle East and eastern Europe suggest Beijing’s grand strategy could be having an impact

Data on almost 2,500 computer scientists in US and Canada suggest ‘prestige’ of PhD institution does not influence number of papers they later produce

Figures show that thousands of students registered at some universities are taught elsewhere

UCU warns universities minister that proposals in Hesa consultation neglect ‘crucial role’ of such staff in universities

Data from WSJ/THE US College Rankings raise questions about whether land-grant institutions are living up to their original mission

Report from Office for Students says ‘unrealistic’ targets on recruitment could expose an institution to ‘significant risk’

Latest Hesa data reveal universities where teaching-only numbers have increased the most

Data on research output in South America paints a stark picture for the troubled nation

A comparison of pay data with the THE rankings offers insights on which leaders provide the best value for money

Report on financial sustainability of UK universities suggests that any attempt to lower fees could have big impact on some institutions

Data analysis from THE suggests different drivers are coming together to alter universities’ UK-international mix

Data from the UK, US and Australia suggest science doctorates continue to dominate expansion, but why?

Durham, Imperial College and St Andrews all had a smaller share of first years from state schools in 2017-18 than Cambridge

Record rate applying among English 18-year-olds counters demographics but applications to lower-tariff institutions still struggling

Ucas figures for UK and EU students suggest that some higher tariff universities have seen dents in intakes this year

Report from Clarivate Analytics’ Institute for Scientific Information suggests more nuanced ways of analysing research impact

Ucas data show that, at three institutions, three-quarters of all offers made to applicants were unconditional

Analysis of research co-authored with city region shows more than half of papers now involve links with mainland

Data on open access trends since 2000 show some countries embracing model have also boosted collaboration 

First statistics from Hesa on extent of zero-hours contracts show 3 per cent of ‘typical’ workforce have them, but figure is far higher for ‘atypical’ staff

Data for English universities seem to show government metric based on salaries is skewed by location

Latest Hesa data also reveal that part-time enrolments are now below 500,000

Using student population figures puts results of Global University Employability Ranking in context

Data for age profile of academic workforces across the continent show wide variation between countries

However, latest data from EU suggests eastern European nations having more success in keeping gap narrow

Patent citation data suggest that economies such as South Korea, where firms have capacity to drive research, are making most progress