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OBITUARY Claire Sorrel Callender By Simon Marginson * Professor Claire Callender OBE, who held joint professorships at UCL Institute of Education and Birkbeck, University of London, died at home amid her family on Tuesday, 15 April, after the cancer which developed in one lung and was in remission had moved…

US universities face sweeping federal controls under 'Project 2025', prompting lawsuits and fears over academic freedom and funding.

One in three students fear their accent could harm future success, yet accent bias remains largely unaddressed in higher education.

As HE reform looms, universities must urgently adapt to deliver agile, industry-ready skills in AI, cybersecurity and digital sectors.

PSHE education helps prepare young people for university life, but many want stronger, statutory teaching in personal finance and wellbeing.

Low-margin international recruitment can be strategically valuable—but only with deliberate, transparent alignment to institutional goals.

One in five graduates earn less than non-graduates, highlighting market failure from imperfect use of salary data in university choices.

Higher education must defend its value while resourcing evaluation and access efforts amid financial pressures and widening inequalities.

Higher education providers are currently experiencing unprecedented degrees of pressure, not only in terms of the constraints imposed by the current financial climate but in the increased expectations placed upon them by students, policymakers and the public. At the same time, they’re having to address the challenges posed by new…

The OfS’s £585,000 fine on Sussex sets a damaging precedent, undermining university autonomy and protections for marginalised groups.