There are doubts about the education ministry’s proposed quality measures, with major players warning firmer guardrails will be needed to protect the public purse and baffled school-leavers from bad...
Recruitment target is a ‘staged performance’ unlikely to yield real results, according to academics
With tuition fees no longer an issue of contention, higher education reverts to bit-part role in forthcoming election
The increased weighting of the environment section poses risks in an era when EDI is increasingly politicised, say Alice Sullivan and John Armstrong
Union welcomes departure of former Imperial vice-provost, who will ‘seek new leadership opportunities’ in sector
Prime minister’s conference speech twice repeats ‘no more rip-off degrees’ line, sending signal ahead of election year
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov share science’s top honour for research into tiny particles now used in TVs and medicine
Small private US campus leader leaves wake of graphic allegations and questions of previous institutions keeping quiet
While universities have their work cut out for them, skills forecasting agency says more graduates is not always the answer
New Birmingham City University leader, who struggled to find work after first-class engineering degree, discusses boosting social capital for minority students and staff
More than 1,000 signatories back petition demanding the Arts and Humanities Research Council examine how doctoral funding changes will affect disadvantaged students
The University of Exeter’s vice-chancellor talks about partnering with businesses, including the controversial decision to keep working with Shell on sustainability
Decision might be politically motivated but will do little to help science graduates, researcher suggests
We who are the beneficiaries of technology must also listen and respond to the voices of frustration if science is to regain public trust, says Keith Burnett
UK science secretary claims she is taking a stand against the ‘slow creep of wokeism’ in academia