THE podcast: free speech and academic freedom
Members of the THE editorial team and the ninth president of the University of Chicago discuss the rights of expression on campus

Members of the THE editorial team and the ninth president of the University of Chicago discuss the rights of expression on campus

Incorporation of AMR in Global Burden of Disease study could be game changer in securing more government funding

OIA report reveals payout of almost £50k to an international PhD student kicked off their course

Worsening political ties have led a Russian government agency to urge students abroad to return home

New spin-off company seeks to revolutionise how we think about the smallest room in the house

Big hikes in visa, right to remain fees bring ‘under the radar’ issue to fore and prompt post-Brexit worries for EU staff

Hollywood legend’s backfiring legal action offers lessons for universities on essay mills, says researcher

Australian schools to run short of teachers as funding cuts and ‘bad media’ bite into education enrolments

Professor of government rose from poverty in childhood to become leading expert on British public policy

The Wolfson History Prize-nominated professor discusses how China’s past shapes its nationalism and why the Communist Party’s ‘historical nihilist’ label suits him

Study reveals feedback on social media sites closely correlate to measures of quality such as England's TEF

François Ortalo-Magné says executive programmes help students ‘look at the world differently’

Better recognition of the wider social benefits of both teaching and research would help universities regain public goodwill, says Nick Petford

If microcredentials could only gain the trust of employers and workers, platforms would have a golden goose on their hands, says Chris Fellingham

Thirty years on from the start of the push to get more girls into science, the sense of urgency and commitment is waning, says Karen Russ