America’s two-year public colleges are often romanticised as engines of social mobility and the epitome of the educative mission. But one academic has found the reality to be very different, with...
The mathematician and author talks about how her experience of racism and ‘not fitting in’ prepared her for being a woman in maths, and how abstract maths can stimulate empathy
Recent decades have seen attitudes to working with industry shift in Europe, but the difficulty of reaching smaller companies and a lack of incentives to bridge the gap are stifling progress
Legal accountability may increase early cancellation of hostile speakers as institutions bury booking processes in red tape, Hepi study suggests
Up to 50 staff at wealthier Australian institutions out-earn the average English vice-chancellor, FOI documents reveal
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
A national curriculum relating to vital knowledge and skills could also help assure equal access to high-quality courses, says Ian Pace
Asian superpower’s drift away from international partnerships a result of the pandemic, says president of National Natural Science Foundation of China
Outgoing Oxford v-c critiques Westminster fiascos and social media trolling, while making case for more women in leadership
English regulator ‘moving forward’ with registration condition and student survey that could spotlight individual universities for intervention
New minister Nusrat Ghani tells MPs that research spending commitments remain ‘in place’
NSF director Sethuraman Panchanathan highlights need to exploit vast talent beyond the nation’s elite universities
But administrators must weigh the risk of hanging on to data against getting rid of it too soon
As the number of universities in the World University Rankings expands, the global picture is shifting
The global picture is changing, as five countries enter the ranking for the first time – all of them in Africa. Rosa Ellis reportsÂ