Research intelligence: how to get more from academic conferences
Be kind, be constructive and go easy on the free booze, conference veterans advise new and returning attendees

Be kind, be constructive and go easy on the free booze, conference veterans advise new and returning attendees

Chris Skidmore tells MPs he is yet to see a copy of the Augar review’s report

V-c who left school at 16 before entering university without A levels says university’s social mission is irreplaceable

Office for Students has sent ‘minded to refuse’ letters to 20 providers

Nepotism and the isolation of war have left Kosovo’s oldest university battling poor research standards, but transparency campaigners hope this is changing

Stanford University’s insistence that its press break even is another bleak milestone in corporatisation, says David Palumbo-Liu

Senator suggests that universities might want to keep more of their findings to themselves

Nanomedicine pioneer will replace Jean-Pierre Bourguignon

Advocacy groups demand action from next government

British Council research warns that Brexit ‘may affect future international engagement’ of the UK

Office of the Independent Adjudicator says some English and Welsh providers did not do enough for students when lecturers walked out over pensions

Call follows revelations about Coca-Cola’s influence over some sponsored research

University lowers entry requirements by four A-level grades in £10 million widening access drive

System president says new academic hiring programme and innovation network will boost university following financial issues

Data on the growth of scholarly collaboration across Asia, the Middle East and eastern Europe suggest Beijing’s grand strategy could be having an impact