Industry job cuts in pandemic ‘push postgraduates to academia’

The move will help the UK “attract talent from around the globe”, research funder says

24 August

Falling staff-student ratios and low quality in some graduate programmes are prompting concern that more will mean worse, says Zhang Ruomei

3 August

Why shouldn’t universities decide what to teach based on annual student demand, then hire temporary instructors, wonders Thomas Schneider

28 May

Survey finds that rates of depression and anxiety more common among low-income, female, ethnic minority, LGBTQ and arts students

18 August

Bleak economic outlook is swaying PhD candidates towards a university career despite sector difficulties, indicates a survey of UK research students