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Scientific method can inform an inclusiveness agenda that ¡®works¡¯, says former Blair adviser

Heilbronn Institute director Catherine Hobbs warns that graduates of highly selective institutions are less likely to work in school sector

Science secretary concedes she could have written to agency ¡®in confidence¡¯ rather than tweeting concerns about Israel-Gaza views among EDI group

In fiscal 2025 budget plan constrained by his shutdown concession, president again seeks free-college deal while letting science agencies struggle

Baroness Shafik¡¯s appearance before committee, in expected repeat of grilling that led to Harvard and Penn departures, described as not ¡®voluntary¡¯

Amendments threaten jail term of up to five years without defining ¡®reasonable cause¡¯ exemption

Rather than ¡®pre-emptively complying¡¯ with Canberra¡¯s stance on China, universities should contribute to a ¡®nuanced¡¯ debate

Plans to introduce 20 per cent ¡®baseline¡¯ for research time will harm university¡¯s standing in academia and beyond, warns critic

Author of controversial book and journal paper takes up one-year ¡®presidential scholar¡¯ post after institutional takeover by allies of Ron DeSantis

In global survey, barely one in 10 academic leaders say they feel well prepared to address the challenges of providing competitive compensation

Sinn F¨¦in proposes bill in Irish D¨¢il that would make it an offence for landlords to seek sex in exchange for rental housing

After a career spent switching between academia and the White House, Joseph Nye admits that returning to Harvard left him feeling flat

Australian institutions say new research rules are not to blame as registration delays stretch on

Upgraded institutions seen as a way to meet talent demands in the Greater Bay Area

Funder keen to reconvene advisory group, but professor says he wants reassurance that lessons have been learned from controversial investigation

As pressure builds for the University of Idaho to reconsider buying the University of Phoenix, a similar previous deal a thousand miles to the south finds mounting scrutiny

Commentators under fire for doing their job should remember their ¡®silent¡¯ supporters, says author of harassment survival guide

Deal ¡®an important step in PeerJ¡¯s evolution¡¯, co-founders say

Year after a strong boost, agency¡¯s gamble on translational division gets knocked down as part of wider election-year retreat by Congress from federal science spending

Incumbent¡¯s narrow margin of victory does little to assuage critics of her first five years in charge of union 

Jisc review finds UK ahead of global average on open access, but questions whether purportedly temporary measures are proving effective at driving change

Minister argues €900 million will have limited impact on science, but sector leaders are unconvinced

University lifts possibility of compulsory redundancies ahead of planned six-day walkout

Academic freedom is particularly at risk in countries with pronounced social and political polarisation, report says

Some of the country¡¯s biggest institutions have suffered bruising defeats of late despite the justice system generally favouring the powerful. What explains this losing streak and will it change anything?

Hepi report flags concerns over growth and quality of UK pre-degree programmes, but says across-the-board fee cut would be poor solution

Politicians are increasingly pushing for the facilitation of dual-use research, but university leaders are unsure

Chinese institution says it wants to nurture ¡®master-level strategic scientists¡¯

Sector leaders express frustration as chancellor praises universities, but offers little additional money

Baroness Foster of Oxton falsely alleged that Oxford PhD student Melika Gorgianeh had displayed ¡®disgusting antisemitic symbols¡¯

UCU says minister ¡®does not retain the confidence of the academic community, nor is she upholding good standards of professional conduct¡¯

University known for politics, piety and scandal penalised for longstanding pattern of hiding reports of sexual abuses and other community safety concerns

While new Australian data identify regional universities as the most inequitable payers, experts highlight the ¡®different conditions and challenges¡¯

Leadership alliances and equity focus set to battle political interference and disillusion with candidates after strong gain in previous presidential poll

Three business school researchers who lost their jobs after their research was seen as not meeting strategic priorities win employment case

Heriot-Watt researcher Kate Sang says Michelle Donelan ¡®made a cheap political point at my expense and caused serious damage to my reputation¡¯

Michelle Donelan faces calls to apologise as equality committee at centre of Gaza free speech row set to reconvene

President Hugh Brady says new structures will provide ¡®sandbox¡¯ for interdisciplinary thinking and ¡®shop window¡¯ for industry engagement

Ewan McGaughey says ¡®it¡¯s not over¡¯ after narrowly missing out on unseating incumbent Jo Grady

Thousands walk out, arguing that government should address low pay and poor working conditions before going ahead

Former universities minister warns that Conservatives¡¯ ¡®talking down¡¯ of higher education sector will hit UK economy

Twenty-three UK universities have gaps larger than 20 percentage points between proportion of academics overall who are female and their share of professoriate

While ministers say they have fixed predecessors¡¯ visa processing delays, published data suggests otherwise

Forced by DeSantis order, flagship fires officials but signals dissent and outlines plans to try hiring them back

Companies¡¯ lack of capacity to absorb ideas is big part of picture, says author on paper touted as evidence for economic failure of academic research

Gianluca Grimalda says too many scientists are ¡®unaware or not prepared to take action¡¯ when it comes to addressing the impact of work travel on climate

Students feeling lonely and ¡®underwhelmed¡¯ by university experience, warns UPP Foundation report based on survey and focus groups

Reproducibility network aims to support researchers to share science openly, improving its applications and public support

Norwegian Medical Association says failure to recognise Danish training breaches European Economic Area law

Incumbent run close by King¡¯s College London professor Ewan McGaughey in poll

Care needed to avoid scaring off doctoral students and burying officials in paperwork, senators hear

Government considers whether number of entrants to universities in research-intensive grouping should still be a measure of school performance

Rectors call for budget increases and wage rises for staff or institutions will soon be unable to function

Yale and Dartmouth moves to mandate SAT and ACT submissions have long-time opposition alliance getting testy about possible reversals across academia

Open peer review has ¡®potential to be more thorough, inclusive and collegial¡¯ than traditional journal-led route, funders and publishers say

University of London institutions announce plans to restructure departments, affecting dozens of jobs

Oxford analysts see no evidence of bump in applications ahead of introduction of new restrictions last month

Universities UK chief executive says funding crisis facing English universities means it is not impossible that an institution will ¡®shut its doors overnight¡¯

Conference hears that the quality of degrees is at least as important as the quantity and the disciplines

Classics-loving British transplant to the Ivy League describes the joy of translating ancient texts just for the gift of the intellectual struggle