Black academics ‘give up’ on UKRI research funding
Number of black principal investigators applying to UK research councils halves year-on-year

Number of black principal investigators applying to UK research councils halves year-on-year

Nation’s historically high level of shutdowns and consolidations overwhelmingly remains a private-sector malady, but states showing signs that old certainties may fall away

Figures indicate limited scope for growth in international enrolments, as administrators strive to balance the books

The troubled excellence initiative has approved only one new institution since 2020. Has the government lost interest, asks an observer

Funding problems and corruption dog sector, but ruling party manifesto stays silent

Whether targets of sexualised attention or audience members, students lack power to divert harmful classroom dynamics, says Mary Peterson

No projects are funded because nobody has the expertise to appraise them, letter claims

Who wants to be heckled in their workplace by people who think they are entitled to define the parameters of your faith for you, asks Joseph Mintz

Development running much more slowly than target, leaving poorer learners in ‘bleak’ situation

British Heart Foundation says cardiovascular disease research faces shortfall of more than £250 million to 2035

Joint study by British Council and Universities UK International finds scale and significance of overseas delivery makes risk management increasingly important

Mike Lee retires after suspension for ending student encampment by promising to study campus’ investments and halt non-existent academic exchanges

Even as undergraduates battle to survive in besieged Rafah, they are seeking to continue their studies

Will waning power of Scottish National Party fracture the consensus around one of its most closely guarded policies?

Survey indicates that researchers are poorly prepared for upcoming shift to free-to-read model