Lacking profile or career reward, higher doctorates are being mothballed by UK universities. That is a pity for a credential that helps scholars build on the research potential of their PhD, says...
Scientists celebrate impact of pioneering space flight, with data and samples gathered predicted to shape studies for decades to come
New Home Office data shows a continued slide in demand for UK study visas, adding to universities’ financial worries
Academics demand that prestigious gathering is held elsewhere because of attacks on Iran and immigration crackdown
Universities in UK and Ireland encouraged to submit entries across 20 categories as annual showcase revisits Birmingham
Universities prioritising ‘rapid expansion’ over sustainability threaten survival of the entire English sector, new report warns
Extending UK government technology funding to universities could save sector millions of pounds a year, argues new report
Policy has achieved political aims despite damage done to sector, say experts, after Auditor General report finds impact vastly underestimated by officials
With polls predicting defeat for Viktor Orbán in Sunday’s elections there are hopes that controversial governance reforms – copied by Donald Trump and other populist politicians – will be abolished....
Some of the most important questions around accuracy, bias, authorship and appropriate use might not be immediately visible, says Santa Ono
Escalating conflict in the Middle East has seen institutions increasingly drawn into the fighting, with material and psychological damage leaving long tail
Conservative manifesto ahead of Holyrood poll promises to promote alternatives to higher education, but declines to row back on totemic fee policy
‘Focused interim action’ required on a sector that politicians say is ‘sacrificing fundamental social benefits in the pursuit of corporate outcomes’
Notwithstanding other ‘unfinished business’ in international education, government maintains focus on integrity and numbers