Rectors lavish about 9 per cent more headcount and resources on their closest colleagues, with authors of nationwide, two-decade analysis calling for more lay executives and an alertness to post-...
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Growth rates run counter to government policy objectives, Australian conference hears
Years of declining funding have pushed university physicians to do more clinical work, with half of professors spending less than five hours a week in the lab
Lord Robbins’ review of British HE has had a 60-year legacy, but it ducked the question that looms largest over today’s sector, says Nick Hillman
The challenge for universities seeking greater openness, innovation and collaboration is they can’t do it on their own, say Ian Matthias and Mike Boxall
Amid concerns about value for money and the supposed liberal bias of certain humanities and social science subjects, conservative politicians are increasingly intervening in curricular decisions. Do...
Shadow education secretary avoids mention of the word ‘fees’ in conference speech comments
Norwegian public health official to succeed Sir Jeremy Farrar at biomedical science funder
Annual survey of chief technology officers at US institutions reveals concerns about implications of AI but little enthusiasm for spending big on its potential
Women are given less time on equipment and more administrative duties than men in mixed gender laboratory groups, new research indicates
While Britain has gained ground as top-choice destination, it is being pipped by a resurgent Australia
Animated by both left and right, operations’ right to label themselves ‘university’ or ‘college’ amplify a regulatory danger for US higher education
Review finds only one in three institutions publishes guidance on alternative doctorate format
Core budgets of UK grant-awarding agencies eroded as new money goes elsewhere