With his witty tales of lovelorn globetrotting academics at the University of Rummidge a far cry from campus life today, Jack Grove assesses the master comic novelist’s work and relevance
The celebrated campus novelist and former University of Birmingham literature professor has died. Christopher Bigsby recounts the life of ‘a serious man who wrote comic novels’
Support for 150 ‘venture science doctorates’ by 2029 aims to increase number of spin-outs developed by early career researchers in Germany
Campaigners claim work institutions had begun in anticipation of law change now all but abandoned
2024 saw swathes of jobs cuts amid concerns about universities going bankrupt. So is the sector now in a better position to weather the adverse financial climate? Are even worse storms ahead? Or will...
By working together, England’s FE colleges and universities can create a seamless skills pipeline that benefits everyone, says David Warnes
Researchers say traditional metrics for academic success and career progression ignore activities such as creating and maintaining a YouTube channel
Signs of rebound in January intake for UK universities, with Nepal and Kenya developing as key markets
Divide between number of graduates and non-graduates voting in 2024 election double what it was in 2019
Research found that 74 per cent of academics had experienced online harms as a result of sharing research publicly
Oxford student union president Addi Haran Diman is highlighting the difficulties faced by postgraduate researchers after completing a DPhil at 22
Out-of-hours support run out of Northumbria University now works with a third of the sector
As more of the research process is exposed, the readiness and resources of researchers and their institutions must be considered, says Tim Errington
‘Crisis’ snowballed following A$1 million payout to short-serving law dean who was sympathetic to abortion
Average salary rises 3.5 per cent to £327,000, with Cambridge’s Deborah Prentice topping pay list