Iran threatens academic’s execution ‘to thwart war crimes trial’
Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali is given execution date on the day ‘historic’ trial ends

Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali is given execution date on the day ‘historic’ trial ends

Special intake should be at least doubled, vice-chancellor says

Academic who has become a lightning rod for criticism over her pandemic advice reflects on two years in the eye of the Covid storm

Rival centre’s establishment highlights the problems for thinktanks in universities

Pentagon fell short on promises to help HBCUs compete for research grants, though institutions see new motivation from foreign tensions

UK professional bodies for mathematicians call for specialist funding to help female senior lecturers whose research careers are blown off course

Thinking in terms of disembodied abilities undermines again well-rounded learning and secure employment, says Gavin Moodie

Government plan would also mean alternative non-degree qualifications being downgraded in eyes of employers, MillionPlus warns

Merger of two of the biggest plagiarism checkers will help combat more sophisticated forms of cheating, Andreas Ohlson says

Just as campaigns to promote societal benefit show strength, activists admit setbacks in wider battleground for basic academic freedom

Dutch universities among those fearing multibillion-euro redistribution

Olivette Otele criticises employer’s reliance on her research, saying overwork and back-stabbing led her to burnout

Average deficit incurred by English universities for teaching a UK student will more than double to about £4,000 in 2024-25, Russell Group warns

Progress on widening participation may go into reverse if mounting scepticism about university’s value isn’t addressed, says Zahir Irani

Minority public medical school enrolment seen down by more than third in five years in US states that banned racial considerations in admissions