Real-terms fall in R&D spending ‘could hold back UK’s growth’
Warnings UK failing to keep up with international competitors as real-terms research expenditure declines

Warnings UK failing to keep up with international competitors as real-terms research expenditure declines


Success of Trump-inspired nationalist party will increase scrutiny over institutions’ plans to grow overseas intakes, academics predict

Network of political appointees at universities and grant agencies will be difficult to dismantle, scholars warn

With a nod to community needs, and a nod to the political winds, Canberra puts accessibility before ‘institutional ego’

Review finds strong support for dissemination of results rarely followed through in practice

As an editor, I am receiving submissions from spurious authors consisting of previously published papers altered by AI. But why, asks Seongjin Hong

Findings show importance of arts-based approaches to mental health challenges, say authors

Record number of applicants brings temporary relief to under-pressure institutions, but issues of ‘systematic underfunding’ remain

Graduates of ‘renowned’ domestic or overseas universities targeted as part of bid to become technological superpower

Rising demand from 18-year-old applicants drives up entry rate, with two-fifths of cohort set to enter most selective institutions

‘Nothing seems to be safe,’ union says, as UTS insists there will be ‘no permanent decisions’ before consultation

Students unable to take up their places at start of academic year might never have the same chance again, campaigners warn

Religious studies under threat as universities close courses to save money

Outgoing rector of University of Oslo says culture of openness changed into one dominated by national priorities during his eight years in charge of Norway’s top-ranked institution