Almost half of sector to back Labour, THE election poll suggests
Our survey of university employees reveals the electoral intentions of a campus cohort with real impact

Our survey of university employees reveals the electoral intentions of a campus cohort with real impact

Commercial links are transparent, says sector body. Donna Bowater in Rio de Janeiro writes

The Education-USA initiative to attract overseas students is a wake-up call for the UK, argues Chris Cobb

Three scholars with their sights set on Westminster explain what drives them to aspire to a career in politics

Historians await legal judgment over heirs’ demands for payments from academics citing Joseph Goebbels’ diaries

Whoever wins or holds the balance of power, senior sector figures see risks ahead for higher education funding, fees and policy

Financial check-up – Is your university in robust health?

A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

An academy built on low-wage, part-time staff will be a deficient and unworthy one, argues Deborah Rogers

United StatesRich get richer fasterThe 40 richest universities in the US are getting wealthier at a faster rate than other higher education institutions, according to a report by the Moody’s...

A leading social and cultural historian of 19th- and 20th-century Britain has died

We speak to an American linguist who will become the first foreigner to head a Norwegian institution of higher education

Royal Society/British AcademyNewton International FellowshipsThese fellowships are given to non-UK early career postdoctoral researchers in the humanities, engineering and natural and social sciences...

Student votersGreens overtake Lib DemsThe Green Party has seen a surge in support among university students at the expense of the Liberal Democrats, according to a poll of 13,000 undergraduates. More...
