Twelve Women in Academia: a masterly take on female scholars
New exhibition celebrates the achievements of 12 female academics at the University of Sussex through photographic portraits inspired by Rembrandt

New exhibition celebrates the achievements of 12 female academics at the University of Sussex through photographic portraits inspired by Rembrandt

Former UN secretary general insists that scholars have to make politicians listen in order to influence change

Some scholars claim plans are more about improving staff visibility to students than brightening corridors

A pioneering researcher into the viruses that can cause cancer has died

We talk with the Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Award winner about impactful research, encouraging young women into science and how engineering is not just about an oily rag and a spanner

Academics gave ghostwritten papers good marks in Australian study

Two recipients of a new initiative at Portsmouth Business School describe their experience of joining a UK university

Offa concerned that institutions lack evidence for effectiveness of outlay on bursaries and fee waivers

Randy Malamud examines the fascination in a fringe academic topic

A literature module developed at Brunel University London has moved away from the traditional essay format and embraced the digital age

Members of the higher education community tell us about two books they plan to take on holiday: a new must-read and a classic worthy of a second look

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Frank Furedi says the mournful mood on campus and the disparagement and silencing of Leave supporters betray an isolated scholarly class