The spooky secrets of London's oldest medical school
Bone cutters, a trepanning tool and a cloth used to wrap King George II are among the discoveries on a Halloween tour of St George's in London, explains Carly Manson
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Global wave of prejudice demands academic attention
Hate studies grows in importance as a discipline as more universities open research centres
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New Zealand universities fear funding cut under fee-free regime
Vice-chancellors say it is unclear whether the government will fully compensate universities after scrapping fees
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Which countries fund HE at a more regional level?
Data from the OECD show that some European nations and the US have a more decentralised system
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World insight: a mixed bag from new New Zealand government
Stuart McCutcheon, vice-chancellor of the University of Auckland, on the consequences of New Zealand’s recent election
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Bloody meetings (and how to make them work for you)
Stephen Halliday used to hate pointless meetings until he found a way to exploit the tedium
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One in five students doesn’t progress straight to year two
Hefce analysis reveals extent of first-year retakes and transfers in England
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How universities can cultivate creativity in their students
Higher education needs to tap far more effectively into the essential human ability to reimagine the world, claim authors
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Turkey’s anti-intellectual crusade is pure Orwell
Turkey’s president was unwise to evoke Animal Farm when his attack on academics has eerie echoes of George Orwell’s novel, says Umut Özkirımli
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End ‘troubling’ uncertainty over UKRI, says leading scientist
Dame Athene Donald raises concerns about how UK research councils will operate under their new umbrella body
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English universities in trouble if fee cap stays on, says Hefce
Madeleine Atkins says institutions can cope with fees remaining at £9,250 for two years only
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Final years of Horizon 2020 to fund EU’s ‘political priorities’
Remaining three years of funding programme to focus on carbon reduction, climate change resilience, digitisation and cybersecurity
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Alison Wolf backs personalised learning accounts for England
King’s College London professor says current loans system means most young people feel they have ‘no choice but to go to university’
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Open access week: ResearchGate and the violation of copyright agreements
Hannelore Vanhaverbeke on what publishers can do to help reduce the number of scholars infringing copyright agreements