Are universities engines or products of economic growth?
To what extent can universities drive economic development – or vice versa? Rachael Pells explores the ways in which higher education and economic success interact
To what extent can universities drive economic development – or vice versa? Rachael Pells explores the ways in which higher education and economic success interact
One in four female and one in five male postgraduate researchers found to be seeking counselling during their studies, according to new report from Research England
UK ‘naive’ to think that it could replace academic links with European industry with those from elsewhere
Former director of fair access tops list alongside Sheffield Hallam vice-chancellor Chris Husbands
If microcredentials could only gain the trust of employers and workers, platforms would have a golden goose on their hands, says Chris Fellingham
Minister given explicitly political task of boosting Tories on campuses, just as policy gets even more complex
Sajid Javid’s career shows the power of UK higher education – he should work to ensure that more young people can follow in his footsteps, says John Latham
permanent post for interim chief executive confirmed ahead of UKRI formation
The doggedness required to complete a PhD is underappreciated by non-academic employers and graduates themselves, Jeremy Wolos argues
Perth’s Murdoch University backs away from radical move to reboot staff conditions
As a Brit leading HKU, Peter Mathieson had no baggage. The University of Edinburgh’s new v-c tells Ellie Bothwell about academic freedom, internationalisation and being treated to taxi drivers’ views...
The inaugural provost of Hereford’s new engineering university on moving from Mexico’s industrial heartland to the UK’s Steel City and life as a gay woman in a male-dominated profession
China’s ‘educational inequality’ revealed as country’s lower-ranked universities fall further behind
The Office for Students’ arrival marks a new era of higher education regulation but it can also learn much from its predecessor's successes, argues Tim Melville-Ross
As Beijing and Canberra trade blows over foreign interference and academic freedom, leading analyst predicts things will get worse before they get better