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Bleak economic outlook is swaying PhD candidates towards a university career despite sector difficulties, indicates a survey of UK research students

Nation opts for strength in depth across the country instead of topping global rankings, argues sector head

Pandemic to have lasting impact, but vice-chancellors warn of challenges ahead

Head of higher education at Lloyds Banking Group says pandemic’s impact on student experience ‘hugely concerning’

Institutions get creative and find ingenious ways to adapt equipment and technological tools to replicate the experience of in-person courses

Impact of recession on graduate repayments likely to be main factor, says IFS

Masks should be worn in all learning environments, according to government advice to universities ahead of English lockdown

Universities should create more strategic partnerships with the commercial world to boost their public perception, argues Rupert Younger  

Data from THE’s Reputation Rankings reveal the contrasts in the perception of institutions’ subject strengths inside and outside the country in which they are based

Gap in rates of entry to England’s most selective institutions between most and least underrepresented is biggest since 2016

The holy grail of a business model for open access monographs that works at scale for publishers, libraries and scholars is close, says Martin Paul Eve

UPP Foundation calls for universities to take greater role in rejuvenating ‘left behind’ regions in England, as pandemic job losses loom in these areas