Controversial political scientist to represent right-wing party in Gorton and Denton by-election, after leaving university post to become GB News presenter
International partners step up offers of help as editors battle power cuts, brain drain and ongoing uncertainties of conflict to keep research publishing alive
Enrolments up as universities find ways to connect with country’s huge diaspora, but deputy minister fears many students and academics who have been out of the country for so long unlikely to ever return
Some institutions respond to ‘explosive’ demand for MRes courses by expanding programmes, exacerbating concerns about potential government crackdown