Great British Bake Off finalist and researcher at the University of Leicester discusses the importance of community outreach, and what academia can learn from baking
As visa data backs up prediction that universities will fall short of study caps, Applyboard says there could be ‘ripple effects across the international education sector’
UK prime minister blames previous government for state of higher education sector, as his government continues to consider options for solving funding crisis
High-profile or opinionated candidates may receive short shrift with ‘CEO in all but name’ Lord Vallance firmly in charge of UK science, experts predict
Academics investigating why female students lose their high school grade advantage at university determine that higher levels of perceived discrimination are associated with lower academic performance for women
Financial challenges facing institutions mirror those plaguing Treasury, asserts PhD-bearing science secretary, who jokes he ‘wouldn’t wish a doctorate on my own worst enemy’
Regional institutions hope to benefit as they are handed quotas higher than current numbers at expense of rich Group of Eight universities. But will effect of the policy merely put students off Australia altogether?
Forcing UKRI-backed researchers to publish their papers as preprints would save £40 million annually and ‘accelerate scientific progress’, says thinktank
Man tasked with overseeing Office for Students’ transition says innovation, collaboration and mergers can all play a role in ensuring institutions are put on a better financial footing
Money awarded under Horizon Europe Guarantee helped scholars remain competitive as Britain returns to Europe’s research programme, says UKRI’s international champion
New role backed by cement company at Trinity College Dublin has prompted protests, but can institutions – and the planet – realistically afford to spurn such funding?
Scheme that places researchers at heart of policymaking set to be expanded, but can evidence-based advice really make a difference in heat of politics?