The growing strength and expanding influence of China’s universities calls out for a yardstick that benchmarks the sector’s areas of excellence on both domestic and international terms. Our China-...
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V-c ‘declared potential conflicts of interest and recused herself’ from deals with UCFB and IGPP, says university
Scientific leaders and politicians have embraced calls to reduce the stress and precarity faced by researchers. Jack Grove examines some radical proposals
Country’s excellence strategy has pushed German universities to dial back rivalry and instead coordinate their research plans
Often dismissed as an inordinately expensive quality assurance tool, ERA could become a gatekeeper for university registration
Visa reform would offset declining domestic enrolments, spread US values and give students the education they want, says Kent Devereaux
When academics accept stints in politicians’ offices, everybody benefits, says outgoing ߣߣÊÓƵn ministerial adviser
The professor of the history of medicine and author of Broken Dreams on teenage angst, exploring medical pasts and getting to the heart of midlife crises
Prime minister’s announcement comes as most universities move into examinations period
Industrial action continues despite university reducing number of planned redundancies and revising selection criteria
While ߣߣÊÓƵ’s new-look certificates deliver a sugar hit to institutional coffers, experts question the long-term benefits
With a $300 billion price tag, campaign promise met with scepticism – and long-term optimism
New chair and ministers have scope to reshape regulator, as leadership and board roles potentially open up at politically fraught time
The opportunity exists to reimagine the UK’s post-18 education system in a way that will improve society as well as the economy, says Susan Lea