Arts, humanities and social sciences

Esteemed practitioner and defender of the humanities Graeme Turner dies months after seminal treatise on the state of the academy

The government needs to signal its demand for elite foreign language skills before more universities leave provision to inferior alternatives, says Ian Proud

Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists

Minister Noha Kattan says Riyadh University of Arts will provide talent for a Saudi arts economy likely to employ 300,000 people by end of the decade

New building that brings together disciplines for the first time will also open its doors to the public to engage with big questions facing the world

Decline set to accelerate, as government puts block on over-enrolments

With the veteran BBC presenter leaving the landmark Radio 4 show, some say the job should next go to one of a growing breed of academic broadcasters

The London School of Economics philosopher speaks to Matthew Reisz about following up her best-selling memoir Free, the state of academic freedom in the UK and the US and the misogyny faced by women academics

Religious studies under threat as universities close courses to save money

Professor of public humanities position for Birmingham City University’s Islam Issa comes amid pressure on humanities courses and threat of AI

Internal modelling released under Freedom of Information enquiry reveals extent of PhD scholarship cuts, with academics fearing impact could be greater still