Catholic university cuts ‘ability to engage with own heritage’
History, philosophy and religious studies on the chopping block, as ACU flays its strengths
History, philosophy and religious studies on the chopping block, as ACU flays its strengths
Offering education in India could help minimise the effects of the UK’s crackdown on dependants coming into the country, researchers say
Hard launch: Do UK ‘challenger institutions’ have a real chance of soaring?
From ideas to impact: driving research innovation at Alfaisal University
For over a decade, the UK government has urged ‘challenger’ institutions to shake up the higher education status quo. But there is scant evidence of success
While faculty, students and politicians protest, biggest US four-year system notes that it remains major bargain by nationwide measures
Monterrey Institute of Technology’s president says it is setting aside £46 million for international hires to compete with the global standard of living
Barack Obama’s favourite political thinker Yascha Mounk has made his career attacking right-wing populism. His latest target – identity politics fostered on US campuses – will surprise many of his...
The astronomer discusses the discovery of stars that explode as supernovae, having his work replicated in Minecraft and the importance of public understanding to astrophysics
Hepi report warns of ‘cost-of-learning’ crisis and finds significant variation in value of hardship funds
Karl Andersson’s article about his use of provocative images of young boys caused outrage among MPs and scholars
Site’s loss of influence in higher education may have repercussions for academics’ research, careers and support networks, experts say
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
A decade of English university policy has sought to improve standards by increasing competition. However, new institutions remain small and peripheral. Tom Williams asks whether the prestige gap and...
Why are so many on the identitarian left so quick to reduce differences of opinion to existential threats to marginalised groups, asks Umut Özkırımlı