Turkey purge: crackdown may cause exodus of top scholars
Unprecedented ’cleansing’ of academia may force many leading minds to leave the country, scholar warns

Unprecedented ’cleansing’ of academia may force many leading minds to leave the country, scholar warns

Presidents' associations issue statement in wake of Brexit vote

Students could be forced to choose between the dodgy dossiers of established reputation and the imposter proxies of the TEF, says Liz Morrish

Three institutions agree to changes over fees, course costs and progression

Widening participation by the group ‘hugely held back’ by lack of agreed statistical category, conference hears

University College will also offer 'bridging programme' to help undergraduates develop academic skills

Fee rises confirmed today will have a negative effect on social mobility, writes Gordon Marsden

Debate about research on animals fails to tackle all the issues, says Gail Davies

Social science scholars are attempting to produce ‘impossible results’ due to demands from journal editors, finds study

Recent attempts to get round US gun lobby’s blocking of federal funds for gun violence research could be making an impact. Jon Marcus reports

A leading authority on the application of solar energy has died

Liverpool’s Michael Dougan on ‘poisonous’ anti-expert rhetoric and the UK’s EEA deal chances

We talk Brexit, astronaut aspirations and the difficulties of surfing in a landlocked region

Book of the week: Randy Malamud on two scholars’ exploration of a temple of Christian fundamentalist belief

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