Quality concerns raised at India’s largest private university
Lovely Professional University students protest over delayed classes, overcrowded hostels and questions about placements

Lovely Professional University students protest over delayed classes, overcrowded hostels and questions about placements

Shadow minister promises bipartisanship but ‘no blank cheque’, with commission’s funding activities set for particular scrutiny

Departure of Peter Kyle as science secretary raises hopes that his successor Liz Kendall will offer a more sympathetic ear on research concerns

Incoming leader of new entity says course sharing on the cards ‘where it makes sense’ as unions fear merger will result in more job cuts

Good progress has been made on implementing the Universities Accord but much more is needed to achieve parity, say five deputy vice-chancellors

A sector described by a leading party figure as a ‘conveyor belt for communism’ is understandably wary of Nigel Farage’s latest right-wing populist project. But Reform UK persistently tops opinion...


South-east institutions to collaborate under multi-university group model – the first initiative of its kind in the UK sector

Association would have ‘a multiplier effect on research resources and scientific effort’, advocates say


Amid declining attendance, some scholars see merit in making one-to-one feedback sessions mandatory while others say it is time to ditch historical anomaly

Plunging international student retention rates are exacerbating the financial pain for Australian universities

Students from rural and disadvantaged areas disproportionally affected by subject cuts, British Academy warns

More support needed for disadvantaged students during medical studies to compensate for lack of ‘insider knowledge’, researchers say

Without specific classes, students may leave college still unable to separate science from nonsense, says Natalia Pasternak