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Texas A&M requires approval for courses that ‘advocate’ ideologies

Northumbria staff threaten to strike over plan to switch pensions

Industrial action also planned at University of Derby as rows over employment conditions deepen

Graduate employment focus could ‘skew’ skills policy, warns v-c

Wider range of graduate outcomes must be considered over longer time horizon, say panellists at THE event

Research funding ‘prioritised over money for widening access’

University leaders should advocate for grants to be diverted to early years education to reduce later attainment gaps, conference hears

New OfS strategy signals more hands-on approach to financial risk

Regulator indicates it will act when financial pressures impact student choice and ‘supply of critical skills’

Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026: methodology

The Interdisciplinary Science Rankings measure global universities’ contributions and commitment to interdisciplinary science. Here, we explain how we arrived at the results

ߣߣÊÓƵns-only rule ‘a de facto ban’ on new providers

Proposed integrity bill risks making it almost impossible for new entrants to launch, starving sector of innovation, experts warn

Wave of local strikes as ‘divisive’ ballot enters final straight

Tension within union over whether pay dispute is a distraction, or helpful in galvanising branches trying to halt job cuts

Mosa Moshabela: fireproofing African research amid US conflagration

Africa’s flagship university may have escaped the arson that has blighted some South African campuses but its research prowess could have gone up in smoke earlier this year when Donald Trump began...

Every student must study both STEM and the arts and humanities

Wider talent creation will better serve both businesses and graduates as the tech revolution drives rapid economic change, says Hanifa Shah

‘Strained’ clinical placements need ‘fundamental rethink’

Lack of supervisors and ‘uneven’ quality ‘deterring’ students, paper says, arguing that radical overhaul is needed

‘Hyperprolific authors’ omitted from highly cited researcher list

Chinese researchers worst affected as hundreds excluded from influential ranking because of ‘extreme’ level of authorship

International fee levy ‘likely’ in Scotland after 2026 election

‘Clever’ linkage to maintenance grants could encourage Scottish policymakers to adopt Westminster proposal, conference hears

Reformist chancellor ‘sought pay rise’ amid governance ‘crisis’

Swinburne’s Pollaers reportedly asked for more money while confronting governance inquiry fuelled by resentment over overpaid leaders

Courses studying Trump proliferate despite risk of president’s ire

Academics running modules on US leader must grapple with fast-changing dynamics and the fear of provoking the world’s most powerful man