When she was BBC Newsnight’s top booker, Sam McAlister persuaded Prince Andrew to give his infamous interview about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. She tells Jack Grove how academics can avoid...
With a UK general election potentially less than a year away, there is no better time for academics to influence political thinking, says ex-MP Natascha Engel
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Everything to lose: Are South African universities at risk of falling?
Former head of Australian university watchdog says early criticism helped shape more collaborative approach
The historian talks about growing up in the ‘open-air museum’ of Berlin and his popular books on some of the 20th century’s most terrible events and individuals
Additional three months of funding follow deadlock over UK’s membership of European research scheme
As more universities lay out plans to reduce emissions, the calculations can be almost as tough as the targets
Much has changed since Tony Blair declared his priorities to be ‘education, education, education’. Could better communications help restore relations?
Creating new publications for disaffected editors could catalyse a sector-wide rethink on publishing norms, say experts
While environmental crisis has preoccupied academic minds for decades, little has been said about the real-world impact on institutions on the climate front line, argues new book
To put together the Asia University Rankings, adjustments are made to the robust and comprehensive criteria that underpin THE’s World University Rankings to take into account this region’s unique...
When Rhodes and fees both fell and Africa’s top university appointed its third black leader, hopes were raised that South African higher education was moving into a new era of equality. But several...
Clare Marchant to join University of Gloucestershire after six years leading the admissions service
Organisers look to expand programme beyond existing 110 UK-Ukraine partnerships into Europe and North America