Olusoga: humanities risk becoming ‘ornaments’ on curricula
Humanities courses are often forced to ‘justify their relevance’ in ways STEM subjects are not, TV historian says
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France wary of fraud as private for-profit institutions boom
Proliferation of for-profit providers sparks concerns of ‘abusive practices’ including misrepresentation and tuition fee fraud
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Australian universities’ per-student teaching costs soar by fifth
Expenses spike despite dwindling student numbers, with signs the gap could widen
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Investors follow as Chinese students flock to Thai universities
Chinese students are crucial to Thailand’s international education ambitions, but quality concerns pose a risk
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‘Difficult funding landscape’ forces Nightline charity closure
Individual campus listening services to remain operational after umbrella body folds
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Cardiff cuts: ‘They don’t grasp what university means for Wales’
Academics warn of ‘culture of fear’ at pre-eminent Welsh institution amid plans to axe courses and hundreds of jobs
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Cardiff’s closure of modern languages will tongue-tie its humanities
The global examination of culture is not possible without languages at degree level, say Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Charles Burdett and Emma Cayley
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Universities ‘do little to help PhDs who want to leave academia’
More than half of PhD graduates find jobs outside universities after graduating but students complain programmes are still only set up to help create new professors
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Sydney secures A$100 million donation to support women in STEM
Data centre mogul Robin Khuda seeks ‘cohort effect’ with largest-ever gift to Australia’s oldest university
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World Reputation Rankings 2025: methodology
The newly relaunched ranking aims to provide the definitive list of the world’s most prestigious universities according to academics around the globe
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More cash-strapped universities spare returning students fee rise
Legal and regulatory issues push some English institutions into taking financial hit of not increasing fees
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‘Existential threat’ to New Zealand humanities as grants shut off
Social sciences ‘the proverbial canary in the coalmine’ for restrictions in other areas of research, dean warns
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‘Existential crisis’: Welsh universities face £70 million deficit
Pressure mounts on Welsh government to intervene as Cardiff posts UK sector’s biggest deficit yet
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Reform ‘broken’ medical student support funding, urges BMA
Survey finds NHS bursary is not sufficient to cover living costs, with many trainee medics forced to cut back or take on additional work
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Sector fears ‘attack’ on European Research Council autonomy
European Commission-published Competitiveness Compass raises fears of political interference