Will the KEF tempt v-cs to give peas a chance?
Knowledge exchange sits low on academia’s menu, overshadowed by meatier mains, but could the assessment of universities’ third-stream activities tempt some to make it a signature dish?
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Expertise of OfS board questioned in wake of Toby Young row
Appointing right-wing journalist to Office for Students’ board over scientists is ‘surprising’ and ‘bizarre’, say senior academics
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What does ‘value for money’ mean for English higher education?
Andrew McRae explores what effects the value debate could have on the structure of the sector
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University Mental Health Day: the weight of expectations
For academics and students alike, pressure to perform coupled with a lack of institutional support can severely affect mental health
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Colombia: barriers to scientific cooperation remain
Botanist warns of continuing political instability and restrictive legislation on science
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Interview with Cherie Blair
The leading lawyer and wife of the former British prime minister on why she applied to the LSE over Oxbridge, tuition fees and the importance of international students
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The heavy lifting is done, but Sam Gyimah still has bridges to build
The UK’s new higher education minister needs to move beyond recent spats to prioritise science, funding and mitigating Brexit, says David Bell
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Differential fees in England would base policy on ‘prejudice’
As Pam Tatlow departs MillionPlus, she warns against imposing a market in fees and criticises UUK on funding and Brexit
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China’s shift towards basic research ‘aids entrepreneurial goals’
National University of Singapore president says focus is moving away from short-term and applied research
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How high can SUSTech fly?
Ahead of 91茄子’s Asia Universities Summit in Shenzhen, Jack Grove visits the city known as China’s Silicon Valley to assess whether its ambitious new university could really emulate Stanford – and...
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Asia University Rankings 2018: results announced
Singapore has the continent’s best university for the third year in a row but China’s stars are in the ascendant, says Ellie Bothwell
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NHS crisis puts nurse training efforts in spotlight
Loss of bursaries is not only cause of dramatic fall in applications for UK nursing courses, say university leaders
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Russell Group chief: we might be elite, but we’re not elitist
Research-intensive mission group can act for benefit of whole UK sector, says Tim Bradshaw