Cambridge’s 347th vice-chancellor may have spent the whole of her previous career at Princeton, but she has no plans to tear up local or national traditions as she seeks to turn the UK government’s...
Fourth Russell Group member heading to subcontinent wins approval for research and teaching outpost ahead of 2026 opening
Firms promise technology can boost conversions and relieve pressure on overworked teams, but critics warn over impersonal processes and massive bottlenecks of ‘nonsensical’ applications
VU credits sequential approach to teaching as revenue increases and salary bill drops – but union says it is leading to overwork
UK’s biggest academic union eyes showdown with Labour minister as it tries to respond to wave of university cuts
A nation that truly believed in its greatness wouldn’t require its educational institutions to declare it, says Jonathan Zimmerman
‘Valuing voices’ checklist hopes to help academics to design research projects with ‘principles of inclusiveness’ in mind
Everybody loses if first-world universities do not share the benefits with source countries of doctoral students, university leaders say
Trump’s latest escalation in battle with nation’s wealthiest university shows he is attempting a full-scale takeover, scholars say
HKUST offers unconditional acceptance to international students at Harvard in wake of US government crackdown
Universities asking candidates to prove support for equality policies may be unlawful, claims Alumni for Free Speech
English regulator tells institution its checks and oversight were insufficient after subcontracted provision tripled in two years
Late move to try to pass no confidence vote in Jo Grady piles pressure on union leadership as they attempt to coordinate fight back against job losses
Bloc seen as likely to insist on lower fees for its students in upcoming negotiations, putting UK in a difficult position, given its wider crackdown on migration
We need careful, systematic overhaul and the taking of responsibility not just by universities but also by local and national government, says Ellen Wright