Despite failure to include several prestigious institutions in the project, the president of the University of Paris-Saclay says that it will still be a ‘globally world-class university’
Academia often treats leavers as failures, but some of our smartest scholars are starting to see walking away as liberation, writes Inger Mewburn
Will the current blockade on Qatar harm its higher education system? Simon Baker investigates whether the need to find common scientific ground among Gulf states could win out
Kathryn Ecclestone on a study examining the underside of the new fixation on inner feelings
The psychology professor on students’ mindsets, nine-day weeks and thinking in the bathÂ
Inaugural HEAÂ award is latest accolade for Yorkshire institution
University of Westminster music academic on fighting with punks, boosting Peter Andre’s career and pioneering ‘classical reggae’
Chancellor Philip Hammond allocates previously announced industrial strategy funding
European staff have helped make the UK higher education system a world leader, says Sarah Stevens, and we need to ensure that they continue to do so
Scott Beardsley looks at how the top job is evolving in the US, while Susie Hills shares advice from UK business executives on being a v-c
The attacks may be ill-informed, but universities must keep demonstrating the value that they provide for students, graduates and society, says Anton Muscatelli
Glasgow vice-chancellor Sir Anton Muscatelli defends ‘cost-efficient’ sector driving UK growth
Social scientists are innovating to ensure their research is relevant, but more must be done, says Rick Delbridge
Ministers are foolish to abandon the conclusions of the 1971 review that has informed UK research policy for 45 years, say Donald Braben and John DaintonÂ
UK universities face uncertainty over the impact of Brexit and the TEF, the future for tuition fees and a pensions deficit. Which institutions have the financial clout and diversified portfolios to...