Language students helped to spread ‘Xi thought’ beyond China
New textbook series may be seen as move to create a cadre of evangelists across international borders

New textbook series may be seen as move to create a cadre of evangelists across international borders

Shaking off impostor syndrome can be tough for isolated academics who pursue niche areas of study where grant funding opportunities are limited, says Rachael Hains-Wesson

Germany and France are tinkering with creaking student scholarship and support systems, but activists and experts say a complete refit is required

University sees free-speech limits after Nigerian-born professor wishes monarch pain for colonial abuses

Prime minister says researchers should be able to work ‘without looking over their shoulder’

Recovery has a way to go, analysts insist, as signs point both north and south

While funding streams appear safe for now, academics debate whether they should continue to engage with an increasingly sceptical government

University of French Polynesia is trying to transform itself within the strictures of an ill-fitting system

Academics’ passion for research should feed into the ideal higher education experience, says Gill Evans

Higher education institutions around the world mark passing of UK’s longest-reigning monarch

Announcement clears way for MP to remain in post, although ministerial responsibilities are yet to be confirmed

Applications for up to £10,000 in funding that pass an initial quality test will be picked at random

Prosecutors reportedly probing alleged forgery and ‘several serious breaches’ of clinical research rules after report by regulator

That England has ‘highest fees in OECD’ has ‘got to be a concern’, says shadow minister Matt Western

Steve West also urges Truss government to ‘lean in’ to student cost-of-living crisis with return of maintenance grants for those in acute need