The UK government has said it is “not currently persuaded” of the need to create a special administration regime for universities facing insolvency, also ruling out extra supp ...

Jacqui Smith has been re-appointed as skills minister in Andy Burnham’s new government, retaining a role that spans both the Department of Education (DfE) and the Department for ...

Australian universities may need to appoint “internal ombudsmen” to referee campus disputes, after a bruising week of Royal ...

Organisation and communication will ease the way for university staff to book guilt-free time off and prevent burnout ...

How mediation, translanguaging and a class contract can develop understanding, prevent clashes and promote appreciation for ...

AI is not a single fixed tool but rather a rapidly evolving set of technologies that are changing university teaching and learning. Different models are opening new possibilities while also raising ...

“Institutions have been told they should be focusing on things they do well in research and Research England is examining how it can make this happen, but this is very difficult work for government to ...

The third objection is that I have fundamentally misunderstood the nature and purpose of a doctorate. Really? For ages, there have been calls to reform the whole PhD process to be more “fit for ...

More than half of Andy Burnham’s newly-announced cabinet attended the universities of Cambridge or Oxford, making it the most Oxbridge-heavy administration of recent years. Fift ...

Patrick Vallance has resigned as science minister and Liz Kendall is leaving her role as secretary of state amid rumours that their department will be disbanded by the new UK prime minister Andy ...

Lucy Powell has been appointed education secretary in Andy Burnham’s government as Downing Street confirms the end of a standalone science department in Whitehall. Powell, who h ...