Meta-analysis of meta-analyses finds incontrovertible benefits, particularly in ‘authoritarian’ teaching cultures

Investigation, despite little evidence, seen as reflecting growing power of conservative critics of academia

Employers, universities and students are demanding bilateral recognition of Indian qualifications.

Prolific cancer researcher Eric Lam has been fired after investigation found evidence of data falsification and manipulation

But author of 2012 paper on staff qualifications says it is likely to be ‘norm and expectation’ that many academics have a doctorate

As Australian minister calls for an online shift to reach 10 million foreigners, insiders warn such offering wouldn’t meet students’ needs

In the late 1980s, just before I went to university, I worked for nine months as a health care assistant in a spinal injuries unit.

Report author says increasing funding would only lead to more insecurity, and culture shift is needed instead

Headhunters and scientists have reported waning interest in UK research roles, citing high cost of visas and healthcare as a key deterrent

A PowerPoint marathon or a ‘captured’ lecture will always be a pale imitation of a live experience, in which an expert practitioner taps into ‘the dangerous energy of all those watching eyes’