Can Qatar’s universities survive the Gulf blockade?
Will the current blockade on Qatar harm its higher education system? Simon Baker investigates whether the need to find common scientific ground among Gulf states could win out
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Interview with Carol S. Dweck
The psychology professor on students’ mindsets, nine-day weeks and thinking in the bathÂ
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Huddersfield wins Global Teaching Excellence Award
Inaugural HEAÂ award is latest accolade for Yorkshire institution
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Budget 2017: £250 million allocated to PhD places and fellowships
Chancellor Philip Hammond allocates previously announced industrial strategy funding
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Interview with Mykaell Riley
University of Westminster music academic on fighting with punks, boosting Peter Andre’s career and pioneering ‘classical reggae’
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The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being, by William Davies
Kathryn Ecclestone on a study examining the underside of the new fixation on inner feelings
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Forget the money – think of the people we could lose if Brexit is mismanaged
European staff have helped make the UK higher education system a world leader, says Sarah Stevens, and we need to ensure that they continue to do so
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Can non-academics make good university leaders?
Scott Beardsley looks at how the top job is evolving in the US, while Susie Hills shares advice from UK business executives on being a v-c
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Ignore the cacophony, but speak up
The attacks may be ill-informed, but universities must keep demonstrating the value that they provide for students, graduates and society, says Anton Muscatelli
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Russell Group chair hits back at ‘noise’ of university attacks
Glasgow vice-chancellor Sir Anton Muscatelli defends ‘cost-efficient’ sector driving UK growth
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Social science is rising to the challenges of the impact agenda
Social scientists are innovating to ensure their research is relevant, but more must be done, says Rick Delbridge
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The UKRI monopoly risks stifling innovation
Ministers are foolish to abandon the conclusions of the 1971 review that has informed UK research policy for 45 years, say Donald Braben and John DaintonÂ
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University financial health check 2017: future prospects?
UK universities face uncertainty over the impact of Brexit and the TEF, the future for tuition fees and a pensions deficit. Which institutions have the financial clout and diversified portfolios to...
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Theresa May to seek new ‘credible alternative’ to universities
UK government to completely overhaul technical education as part of new industrial strategy
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Snobbery against regional accents is hurting university teaching
Quiet acceptance of accent discrimination damages efforts to make classrooms more inclusive, says Katerina Loukopoulou