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Report calls for campaign to boost ‘esteem and attractiveness’ of sector’s advancement profession

Post-Brexit expansion comes amid a shortfall of 30,000 beds, with student groups warning universities need to be more upfront about the issues 

Drop in international students applying via Ucas, down to lowest level since 2014, might offer signs of market pressures

Remodelling engineering degrees to include rewilding and ecological restoration would benefit students, society and the planet, says Paul Jepson

Graduates seen as poorly prepared in country with spiralling murder rate but top-down syllabus update said to ‘violate’ normal practice

Seven years after he took the ‘big leap’ out of academia, John Ankers explains what he’s learned from life coaching other scholars who are mulling a change of career

Leaked draft of summertime power grab has spooked scientists, but most admit country’s network of 76 institutes needs reform

Divisions on both sides mean finding compromise that suits all is proving impossible, with sector’s reputation on the line

At the heart of the debate about the global competitiveness of EU-funded research is the question of whether science should be a tool for industrial policy or a global power for good, says Jan Palmowski

Admissions figures on track for ‘largest-ever fall’ in English student entry rate bring worries for universities accustomed to growth

Period of relative stability offers chance to reassess discipline but also risks world losing interest, says director

Scientists involved in road-blocking and invading private jet terminals say they’ve lost out on promotions and been reported by students but others cite their protests in grant applications as forms of research output