Humanities applications waning before funding reforms
ߣߣÊÓÆµn report tracks shift to vocationally oriented courses ahead of the recession and tuition fee changes

ߣߣÊÓÆµn report tracks shift to vocationally oriented courses ahead of the recession and tuition fee changes

As debate intensifies on how to measure research excellence beyond publications, Jack Grove asks senior scientists how they assess intangible personal qualities when hiring researchers

Academics say Chinese higher education has long been hobbled by the lack of an ‘accurate system of academic evaluation’

Minister sidesteps question of whether she wants participation cut, while saying rapid Covid tests will be deployed for post-Christmas campus returns

Observers concerned by lack of coordinated effort to tackle populism and its causes

Analysis of publication data since break-up of Soviet Union suggests collaboration could be making up for a lack of domestic resources

Office for Students sets out plans for tougher minimum standards related to student outcomes, including degree completion rates and graduate employment

Pre-arrival checks and continuous monitoring of student health are replicable elements of China’s successful approach, say Yingru Li and Jane Duckett

Businessman accused of aiding false charity and buying coach’s house to win sons entry

Ruby Guyatt enjoys a sharp account of the shallow Western infatuation with Eastern religions

Move will include guidance around when to close, merge or reform courses, but Universities UK points out difficulty of assessing courses’ value

Covid massively accelerates decline that was already under way, seen as being driven by Trump administration policies

Pre-approved grants referred to security agencies as another front opens up in debate over research risks

Half of regional governors’ dissertations contained copied text, and these plagiarists went on to perform worse in government, research suggests

Sector leaders raise questions over timing of pre-Christmas plans and workload involved