Employers should ‘match graduate loan repayments’ to invest in HE
Businesses reliant on highly skilled workers urged to ‘stop taking a back seat’ as UK universities suffer financially

Businesses reliant on highly skilled workers urged to ‘stop taking a back seat’ as UK universities suffer financially

French institution reports 300 applications as state funding bolsters efforts to ‘offer refuge’ to those fleeing Trump funding cuts

Study findings misrepresented in experimental Q&A published with paper, amid concerns efforts to save researchers time are fuelling mistakes

Australia must fund its universities in ways that reflect their mission – not just their margins, say Rhodri Davies and Dorrit Jacob

Donald Trump’s attempt to end federal involvement in education may be the repayment of a political debt, but the department’s creation was also political and, arguably, sits uneasily with the...


China’s Double First-Class project appears to be paying off as the country’s institutions continue to lead the rankings. Why have similar schemes elsewhere struggled to reap rewards, and can China...

A combination of national agenda, high-quality staff and funding is working in China’s favour. How can other Asian nations catch up?
The definitions behind the key statistics on the Asia rankings table

Union says means-tested grants of up to £4,224 should be reintroduced on top of existing loans, as spending review looms

English universities encouraged to adopt more consistent approach that is easier to navigate after criticism from inequality watchdog

Growing spending on research and development in Global South leading to more papers, but increased scrutiny needed to identify misconduct, say publishers


Asia’s universities are edging into a more prominent role on the world stage. We look at how excellence initiatives have aided the region’s success, and the revival of transnational education