Most academics are keen to access other researchers’ material but a third are yet to share their own

Economic austerity has led to declines in university autonomy across Europe as governments have increased their control of institutional finances, a major study says.

The UK no longer secures the most research grants for established scientists from the European Research Council, new data reveal.

China’s rise as a global economic powerhouse hardly needs an introduction.

Universities can improve their PhD completion rates by using metrics to assess the performance of supervisors, a conference has heard.

Scholars applaud recommendation to increase cash for basic research, but question significance of post-budget release

Universities have been urged to do more to tackle a mental health crisis among postgraduates as new figures show that more than half of PhD students experience symptoms of psychological distress and one in three is at risk of having or developing a psychiatric disorder.

Female economists write papers that are more readable than those produced by their male counterparts but take significantly longer to get published, a new study has found.

Asking an invigilator to prowl the university exam hall has long been a simple and effective way to stop students from cheating.

Looming budget cuts threaten to “change the ecology” of US universities, with the study of humanities most likely to suffer, one of the world’s leading literary critics has warned.