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Proactively pushing a more positive, focused agenda around quality and value will win more public and political support, says Vivienne Stern

Easing student caps is a ‘step in the right direction’ but doesn’t solve issue of talent leaving for higher pay in other nations, academics say

Marketisation has compromised higher education, leaving it unsure how to rebut criticism like Kemi Badenoch’s, says Steven Jones

Enormous surpluses underline the extent to which universities prioritise their own welfare over that of future graduates, says Hannah Forsyth

ETH Zurich president discusses building public trust in science, supporting apprenticeship schemes and a downside of Einstein’s legacy

Fears that resources will be spread too thinly as ministries and research organisations back majority of possible priorities for the scheme

Taxi drivers are a good source of inspiration on profound questions of alien life, intergalactic travel and deep space exploration, says British scientist

Inaugural intake of students expected to arrive in Birmingham in autumn 2023, but funding and governance still to be determined

Universities are too often used for political point-scoring. Finding a way to implement and protect long-term plans for the sector would benefit all

Academic who has become a lightning rod for criticism over her pandemic advice reflects on two years in the eye of the Covid storm

Western Sydney University deputy v-c discusses ‘pragmatism’ in climate change research institute title and shopping centre campus, after rankings success

University data expertise essential to ‘capacity building’ for city government on issues ranging from air quality to localising UN sustainability goals, THE summit hears

ߣߣÊÓƵn thinktank stakes new ground in the quest for practical engagement

Government ‘shifts blame’ for visa overstayers to universities, in blow to regional institutions wrestling with declining domestic population

Efforts to encourage more academics into public debates should forget indicators and focus on training and support, Norwegian rectors say