The humanities do not have uniquely transformational qualities or a monopoly on critical thinking and empathy. With departments under threat outside the UK’s elite institutions, better to insist on...
Safety net stretched to cover EU calls closing in 2022, rather than grant agreements due a signature
More than 70 institutions in the running for awards across 20 categories after 550 nominations
Changing world in research means substantial changes to UK assessment needed, says outgoing chair of Research England
Ballot result comes days before UCU plans to poll its members on whether to take action over below inflation pay rises
From threats to the humanities to the future of universities themselves, the risks of misunderstanding what to value seem to be growing
Jobs and Skills Summit sees vocational colleges awarded funding to deliver ‘the high value and often more complex qualifications’
International relations expert discusses Western dominance of the field, what can be gained from amplifying new voices and balancing her academic work with being mayor of a small town in Warwickshire
Jo Grady confident the union will ‘far surpass’ the necessary turnout of 50 per cent to secure a mandate for further industrial action
Jisc poll of 33,000 UK students finds support for a mix of online and face-to-face teaching
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Apprenticeships provider that became UK’s first edtech ‘unicorn’ to offer candidates chance to study ‘debt-free’
The reaction to James Sweet’s article about presentism – including his own – compromises genuine scholarly debate, says Jonathan Zimmerman
Clamouring to learn: How can Africa’s vast appetite for higher education be met?
With the continent’s youth population set to soar, many observers worry that its overstretched universities will be unable to cope, with consequences for the whole world. So what is the solution?...