As his new book on pandemics is published, the UK’s best-known historian tells Matthew Reisz that identity politics is inhibiting history, nationalism only intensifies during global crises, and a...
OfS figures show rise in number of scheduled events not taking place, but cancellations fall as proportion of all events
Tangled up in red: Is the Office for Students holding back English universities?
The latest figures show more visas were granted to Nigerian dependants than to main applicants
Restructure proposal follows enrolment crash and sub-inflation boost to teaching subsidies
Universities face criticism for getting into financial difficulties – but deliberate policy decisions are leaving the squeezed middle high and dry
As Universities Accord shines a spotlight on equity, new research finds that the most propitious pathway is little trodden
OfS sets sights on transnational education after finding students living overseas now account for 16 per cent of English registrations
Once-largest US online university, embracing new public partner after Arkansas rejection, agrees its for-profit sector deserves scrutiny
The statistical literacy professor talks about her working-class upbringing and her passion for helping young people break barriers
Analysis finds those working in higher education often enjoy better benefits than elsewhere but precarity leaves many excluded
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
The ‘teenage’ regulator has a toxic relationship with universities owing to its uncompromising approach and its alleged unwillingness to listen – except to Conservative ministers. But should vice-...
The idea that humans’ inventiveness will always keep them one step ahead of computers may not turn out to be true, says David Sanders
Lahore University of Management Sciences head Arshad Ahmad says country has much to offer in the battle against climate change – if the world can get over its misconceptions