Even before Covid led to so many job losses among casual and fixed-term academic staff, mass insecurity was increasingly being recognised as a blight on the sector. But is there any realistic...
Out of the mire: Is the tide turning on academic precarity?
Science minister hits out at lack of Treasury support for Plan B science scheme amid Westminster chaos
Minister heads for education secretary job having fought ‘culture wars’ against universities, but policy change may hinge on survival of Johnson government
UK students only marginally happier with the overall quality of their course than they were a year ago
Former nurse will take on research council post vacated by REF stalwart David Sweeney
Scientist’s appointment to succeed Dame Janet Beer sees him return to university where he studied
But new Australian education minister silent on sector’s calls for more spending on teaching and research
Ministers expected to cap numbers based on OfS numerical baselines, including proportions of graduates going into ‘managerial or professional employment’
As enrolments rebound after Covid, students from biggest African nation found to face tougher conditions on testing, financing, visas and admissions
Experts predict institution in planned megacity could surpass KAUST with backing of all-powerful Mohammed bin Salman
‘DragonBear’ alliance may force Western universities to cancel research partnerships with China, says former science minister Lord Johnson
Analysis reveals that UK scholars tend to move to jobs that bring them into closer conformity with disciplinary standards, says Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra
Higher education minister promoted as Nadhim Zahawi moves to Treasury
Australian sector pitches for a ‘reset’ as it gathers in the seat of government