Civic universities should offer places to all locals who make the grade
Ease of entry encourages access, and most universities have enough places to guarantee entry without requiring personal statements,聽says Tim Leunig
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Wharton resigns as Office for Students chair after Labour victory
Conservative peer steps down following long-running criticism of his political affiliation
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Indonesian dean 鈥榓xed for criticising government鈥 reinstated
University leaders U-turn on controversial decision to fire professor that sparked academic freedom row
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One in three researchers now using ChatGPT at work: survey
Academics tell Elsevier that they recognise the potential of generative AI but want to see their concerns addressed
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Edith Heard to succeed Sir Paul Nurse as Crick Institute director
European Molecular Biology Laboratory boss will lead the Crick from next summer as Nobel laureate director steps back
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Columbia removes three administrators in texting scandal
Ivy League campus, however, keeps in place the dean who also participated, boosting concerns about its sincerity amid sustained political threat
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US sociologists 鈥榠gnoring鈥 climate change in research
Planetary warming shown to attract very few of the subject鈥檚 scholarly articles, conference sessions and course listings
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Could Donald Trump close the US Department of Education?
Republican nominee promises to end department in second term, though experts see underlying details as the more threatening aspects
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Asian universities may struggle to be successful in Horizon Europe
Ministry support will be vital, but a lack of political imperative could limit motivation, say聽Hyejin Kim,聽Erik Mobrand and聽Sylvia Schwaag Serger聽
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Bloomberg billion makes Johns Hopkins medical school free to most
Latest gift brings tycoon鈥檚 total gifts to alma mater to about $4.6 billion
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Hinds and Griffith to shadow new ministers for Conservatives
Former education secretary returns to old brief, while ex-science minister steps up following Donelan鈥檚 defeat
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Auckland 鈥榯oo slow鈥 to protect academic from pandemic threats
Judge tells university to pay damages but rules there was no breach of Siouxsie Wiles鈥 academic freedom
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New Zealand seeks to drive up degree completion rates
When too many students fail to graduate, small investments can make a world of difference, says commission
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Chinese students 鈥榤ost likely to face racism鈥 in UK post-Covid
Increased discrimination may be hangover from pandemic, say researchers behind聽International Student Barometer
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Academics urged to fill policy void at heart of new UK government
Scholars see opportunities to influence Labour鈥檚 thinking on universities and聽beyond as power of thinktanks wanes