Pinker said academics are particularly susceptible to self-censoring because of their precarious employment contracts and risk of not being promoted – along with a fear of being “demonised and ...

Compassion, not empathy, is the emotion that will cut through group polarisation and motivate constructive intergroup ...

Transformative’ change will not happen unless panel outlines ‘coherent’ vision for R&D, representative bodies warn ...

Almost half of the UK public think too many people go to university, according to a new poll. YouGov asked voters for their views after prime minister Keir Starmer recently scrapped the 50 per cent ...

The chief lobbyist for universities on Canada’s eastern seaboard will move half a world away, after the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) chose him as its next vice-chancellor.

Online learning often includes paired or group work, but research has found this can often provoke anxiety in students. Here’s how to listen to what they want and build the skill of collaboration ...

Can UK universities protect the right for students to voice difficult views while ensuring that no student feels that their opinions or beliefs make them a target for prejudice?

Fast-track integrated programmes intended to address skills needs and boost postgraduate enrolments should not compromise research and curriculum design, say experts ...

Buyers likely to require drastic changes to move ahead with sale, experts say, as institution seeks to move on from torrid year ...

Threat to academic freedom from secret recordings of seminars being passed to state governments must be taken seriously, says Office for Students free speech lead ...

Government ‘will not back off’ from managing size and shape of onshore international enrolments, assistant minister warns ...

An analysis of census data has found that overseas graduates’ career trajectories have improved Down Under, with more foreign students moving into professional and skilled technical roles, while fewer ...