‘Attack mode’ Tories urged to reconsider approach to universities
Kemi Badenoch appears light on policy but keen to land punches – with higher education potentially again in the firing line

Kemi Badenoch appears light on policy but keen to land punches – with higher education potentially again in the firing line

But we must be sure to protect research and future subscription budgets, as well as building a sensible authentication system, says Cathy Foley

Supply and demand: Are universities to blame for rising youth unemployment in Asia?

Returning Republican president likely to stop short of plan to abolish agency entirely, and instead use it to push policy priorities, say experts

Academic freedom statute ‘widely misunderstood’, says New Zealand barrister

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Science Tokyo head says joining forces is an ‘effective strategy’ for institutions facing funding and demographic shortfalls

Economic benefit to universities and wider society still seen positively by most but negative views gaining traction, UK poll finds

University staff like their workplaces more than people in other sectors but spend less time being there, surveys find

Latest redundancy round militates against the government’s growth aspirations, observers warn

Inflation-linked increase is only a sticking plaster for crisis-hit universities, but shows a willingness to work towards a more sustainable funding system

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

October deadline Ucas data shows drop in university applications from UK 18-year-olds, and declining interest in medicine courses, but rising interest from China and US

Table revealing leading global universities for cross-disciplinary research is biggest-ever debut ranking

A winner of this year’s Ig Nobels describes how he debunked claims about extreme ageing, his alternative career path as a surfer, and why the thermal tolerance of plants keeps him up at night