Figures from the THE World University Rankings 2026 show that globally there is a positive correlation between international co-authorship of academic research and research quality – as measured by ...

Without oversight of university mergers, the UK risks “sleepwalking” into a homogenised and “disconnected” higher education sector, it has been warned.

Lingering financial pressures mean country is ‘not out of the woods’ despite strong showing this year, expert warns ...

Rigid structures need to be loosened to address the devaluation of degrees and to embrace AI and microcredentials, says Carlos Olivares ...

OfS and UKRI seen as particularly vulnerable to meddling from government, with report authors calling for more safeguards to ensure independence ...

“Mentorship enables men and women in STEM careers to excel. But sponsorship shines a light on this excellence. It ensures that this excellence is seen. So it’s when basically I vouch for someone, so I ...

It will be competing not only with local lights such as Imperial College London, UCL and LSE but also foreign aspirants including Boston’s Northeastern University, Milan’s New Academy of Fine Arts and ...

Sethuraman Panchanathan says research funder and scientists must improve ‘storytelling’ as agency faces $5 billion cuts ...

Irene Tracey stresses importance of teaching students courtesy and respect to model what ‘good disagreement’ looks like ...

Curtailing competition, reducing waste, and drawing more on industry and philanthropic sources seen as ways to fill gaps left by NIH retreat ...

A trio of chemists based in Japan, Australia and the United States have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the development of metal-organic frameworks”, or MOFs, which can be used to ...

Put belonging at the heart of your diversity and inclusion strategy. Here’s how a fund for inclusive projects put money and strategy behind words ...