Hepi-published paper argues sector is ‘victim of, and has actively participated in, polarising culture wars’, while those ‘rooted in their local communities’ have been neglected by expansion
Leaders prioritising regional impact above competition, while significant numbers consider mergers, annual PA Consulting survey suggests
Double enrolment to 100,000 by 2025, former universities minister urges
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Tributes paid to psychologist who was ‘the father of flow’
Musicologist waxes lyrical on homeschooling, white fragility and the narrowing of intellectual enquiry
Diversifying income stream also makes institutions less exposed to possible government cuts, say Ian Matthias and Mike Boxall
Testaments and revelations: do narrative CVs refresh research or just muddle the plot?
A push to end the habit of assessing researchers by their publication metrics is gaining momentum. But are journal impact factors really as meaningless as is claimed? And will requiring scientists to...
New scheme unveiled six years after its underperforming predecessor was scrapped
Workforce report co-authored by Baroness Wolf also finds that number of teaching-only staff in UK grew by 80Â per cent in 12-year period
Learners enrolled with Western universities gather in China’s tourism hotspots
Experts welcome discussion but warn of unintended consequences from potential escalation of global recruitment race
Studying institutional success stories is socially useful and has nothing to do with selling out, say Matthew Flinders and Paul ’t Hart
NIH vows shifts after years-long assessment finds top-cited scientists rarely share data and measure up poorly when they do