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Corruption only likely to get worse as higher education sector becomes more stratified, say scholars

The Cambridge-based US philosopher explains how his father’s vexed relationship with Catholicism led him to philosophy and why the student idealism he witnessed in West Germany in 1968 caused him to leave America

Six in 10 firsts awarded in England last year would get lower classification under historic marking standards, claims Office for Students

REF supremo David Sweeney and Manchester research lead Colette Fagan hit back at criticisms of measuring societal and economic contributions

University of Oxford leads education subject table based on GPA

The University of Cambridge claims top spot, with the London School of Economics dropping to fourth

London School of Economics tops economics and econometrics subject table based on GPA

University of Reading leads archaeology unit of assessment table based on GPA

Durham and Bristol tied at the top as King’s College London, Loughborough and Northumbria make gains

University of Cambridge leads architecture, built environment and planning unit of assessment table based on GPA

Imperial College London leads engineering subject table based on GPA

Oxford and Cambridge dominance in mathematics continues as Glasgow and Edinburgh improve standings

Imperial College London is in pole position after near-perfect scores while the University of Edinburgh tops research power standings

The University of Sheffield climbs to the top, while Manchester and Cambridge are second and third

University of Cambridge tops earth systems and environmental sciences table based on GPA

The University of Bristol came top for chemistry, with the University of Cambridge coming second

Queen’s University Belfast tops agriculture, food and veterinary sciences table based on GPA

The Institute of Cancer Research retained its place at the top, with the University of Dundee also staying second

King’s College London tops subject table for allied health professions, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy, based on GPA

Imperial College London climbs from seventh to first as Oxford falls to third

Imperial, Cambridge and Bristol all climb a place while Oxford drops from first to fourth

Leicester and Glasgow clinch spots among top five as Cambridge leads the chart, with Oxford first for research power

Chief of renowned university sees positive leadership role during Covid but admits miscues on edX and blind spots on cost discipline

Main panel C records biggest increase in number of submissions and participating staff

Four in five outputs judged to be either ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’

Although major players still dominate on research power, some large – and small – regional institutions have made their mark

Greater weighting helps medical institutions in particular improve overall positions

The University of Oxford came top with Birkbeck also moving up the rankings

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

UCL tops table for law as Kent, SOAS and Birmingham significantly improve their standings

Queen Mary University of London tops ranking, with Royal Holloway and the University of Manchester joint second

LSE finishes on top again as Cardiff and Leicester repeat strong performances

The University of Strathclyde tops the ranking, with Royal Holloway coming second

LSE tops the table with Bristol second and Oxford falling from first to sixth

Imperial College London on top for key Research Excellence Framework performance metric focused on quality

Oxford and Cambridge rise up the table, replacing York and Manchester in the top two positions

Medicine-focused institutions perform strongly on metric given weighting in latest round of Research Excellence Framework

London School of Economics leads in anthropology and development unit of assessment table

‘Golden triangle’ institutions perform strongly on metric which accounts for 15 per cent of overall Research Excellence Framework scores

University of Exeter tops the table based on GPA

UCL leads area studies unit of assessment table based on GPA

How we analyse the results of the Research Excellence Framework

York is out in front for modern languages and linguistics while Bristol and Nottingham move up

Newcastle University leads English language and literature subject table based on GPA

Kent, Leicester and University of East Anglia lead the quality rankings in history as Oxford and Cambridge exit top 10

King's College London tops rankings alongside the University of Manchester, while Warwick, Durham and Exeter excel

The University of Birmingham tops the ranking, with the universities of York and Kent climbing several places

University of Aberdeen tops table when ordered by GPA

Clearinghouse tally held up as incentive for institutions to encourage returners, while also affirming scale of political dilemma confronting Biden

Virtual tools have unprecedented power to bend teaching towards research-proven ideals, yet opportunity of lockdown getting squandered, MIT experts tell colleagues

Country’s universities have ‘a lot of catching up to do’ despite two-month reprieve

Universities must ‘recalibrate promotion criteria’ to place more value on teaching, says scholar

La Trobe prolongs blackout on Russell Street bomber Craig Minogue’s dissertation, citing concerns over ‘identifying material’

Members asked to back motion opposing ‘gender critics’ and ‘transphobes’

Funding reforms set to drive up demand, but institutions uncertain about likely intake and course interest

Plan for legislation seems to firm up government plans for minimum entry requirement and student number controls

Blamed for housing prices largely beyond their own reach, overseas students are both courted and resented

Underfunding, compliance costs and buffer targets have left universities with ‘no room to manoeuvre’, says representative group

UK will give up its leadership role in EU-wide research projects for a back seat if association impasse drags on, warns Liverpool science chief

Universities seen as lacking capacity and strategy to embrace blended learning long-term