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Matthew Hedges, a PhD student specialising in Middle Eastern politics, was detained at Dubai airport on 5 May and held in solitary confinement

Students’ union leaders and university staff visit former Nazi concentration camp to help stamp out discrimination on UK campuses

Fewer than half of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s Centres for Doctoral Training rated ‘good’

Data analysis by THE looks at three disciplines where the rise in firsts has been particularly high

Scholars allowed back to work might not be able not return to previous institutions or large cities, Science Academy warns

Mistakenly labelling material as ‘security-sensitive’ has created a space to learn, says Robert Van De Noort

‘Aspiration is not enough’, says Sir Paul Nurse of goal to spend 2.4 per cent of GDP on R&D

Office for Students says it will require some institutions to revise their contingency plans for closure

Robert-Jan Smits attempts to allay concerns of junior academics considering moving country because of planned publishing shift

Universities say they must be able to supplement metrics with contextual or narrative information

Review will assess whether process behind TEF ratings are ‘fit for use’ and whether scheme is in the public interest

After consultation, proposals set to go to Parliamentary vote