Established UK universities will go out of business within the next 10 years unless they adapt to survive an era of intense pressure driven by globalisation, technology, rising student expectations,...
A fellowship award for postgraduate students at 10 universities will encourage them to develop thinking that will promote a more “circular economy” – a school of thought that aims to increase the...
A document that aims to bridge the gender leadership gap in higher education worldwide has been officially launched at an international conference.
A competition that hopes to encourage more school children to study history of art at university reaches its finale this weekend following a series of eight regional heats.
More than half of female students identify “prevailing sexism, ‘laddism’ and a culture of harassment” at their universities, according to a survey by the National Union of Students.
Spending by English universities rose faster than their income did in the year before £9,000 tuition fees were introduced, while institutions again increased their reliance on fees paid by overseas...
Revolutionary zeal, not imperial ambition, drove on the USSR’s great tyrant, says Vladimir Tismaneanu
Jules Pretty agrees that we must deepen our feelings for the world if we are to live sustainably
In the opening lines of Education: A Very Short Introduction, Gary Thomas notes that few people know much about why schools function as they do today: about the intellectual ideas that have...
Apparently there are only 30 great myths about Shakespeare. It doesn’t seem that many for a great man. A great man ought to have a great number of myths, and 30 is not a great number. In fact 30 is...
Philip Kemp wants more substance in the application of literary theory to popular cinema
Poll position: experts think these are the best in the business The excellent response to the third round of the annual Academic Reputation Survey gives an even more accurate picture of scholarly...
Female graduates are still earning less than their male counterparts, even when they have taken courses from the same subject area, new analysis has found.
The Labour Party has warned that the government’s drive to reduce net migration is choking off the flow of “legitimate university students” while ignoring abuse of the visitor visa route used by...
Former education secretary David Blunkett has challenged universities to stand up to coalition ministers if they have concerns over government reforms.