History shows that there’s nothing sacred about these big pots of money. Read more

When Donald Trump claimed US scientists split the atom in his inaugural speech, even he could not have imagined the chain reaction of online debate his boast would cause. Read more

More than half of those who earn Ph.D.s now decide to leave academia after graduation. Why, then, do so many graduate programs still assume their students will become professors? Read more

THE analysis reveals higher education sector has already passed feared milestone of axeing more than 10,000 jobs in a single year Read more

For-profit colleges and universities faced considerable scrutiny and a watchful eye from the previous federal administration, but that didn’t stop their consistent rise over the past five years. Read more

White male doctors are less likely to get hired for entry-level positions, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read more

The Florida Board of Governors voted to remove hundreds of classes, many touching on race and gender, from general education offerings at all 12 state universities. Read more

Following a TikTok ban in the US, phones and iPads with the TikTok app preinstalled are up for sale, and it seems some people are buying. Experts say it's a security disaster waiting to happen. Read more

Over the last two decades, a large number of studies focusing on self-reported reasons for leaving college have concluded that “belonging” — or rather feelings of not belonging — were to blame. Policymakers pounced on the idea. Read more

Unprecedented hike in UK Research and Innovation minimum PhD stipend will seek to place it in line with national living wage Read more