Five-year tuition fee freeze, ban on franchising and introduction of new national entry test among other recommendations from Policy Exchange

Tributes are paid to Lt Cdr Chris Gayson, 42, Lt Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, and Petty Officer Owen Green, 24.

Analysis of papers from millions of scientists shows that older researchers tend to stick with ideas from their past.

With politicians and science funders becoming more vocal about publishers’ profits, experts predict shift in focus to different forms of free-to-read distribution

How did the Phoenicians create the alphabet we still use today? Was the Bronze Age collapse comparable to the fall of Rome? What does DNA evidence tell us about the origins of the Philistines and Isra...

Why was Orwell’s wife, Eileen, written out of his story when she co-wrote Animal Farm? How did the CIA twist the novel into anti-communist propaganda? As a writer who was so ahead of his time on imper...

Office for Students says almost two-thirds more first-class degrees were awarded than can be explained

Trinity Hall’s plan to target elite schools sends the message that privilege equals talent, when the reality is that poorer students are already on the back foot, says professor of social mobility at ...

I pray that the new year, 2026, unfolds with fresh opportunities, meaningful growth, and endless possibilities. Amid the…

Use of em dashes is being taken as a tell-tale sign of machine-generated writing

The geomagnetic field including its intensity is poorly constrained during the Proterozoic era (2500 to 541 Ma). Understanding geomagnetic field behav…

First systematic identification of framboidal pyrrhotite, linking its occurrence to hydrothermal alteration and organic-rich environments Framboidal pyrrhotite formation involves hydrothermal flu...

Sir Anton Muscatelli calls for a review of the future funding and shape of higher education.

Universities can’t be expected to absorb escalating financial risk forever. Funders must share the burden, says Stephanie Smith

The hard right doesn’t speak for most voters. The progressive cause is not yet lost, but there is an urgent need for energy, purpose and clarity, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Research on local economies suggests Labour’s higher education policy is at odds with growth agenda

The proposed 6% surcharge has prompted warnings from vice-chancellors over its impact on budgets and global competitiveness

A Brussels plan to suspend Israel’s participation in the Horizon research program needs to win more backing from countries.

Mainstream mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention

Former Columbia president Lee Bollinger wants US institutions to unite and fight the assault in court

At least one university said it doesn't recommend international travel as a possible travel ban that could impact more than 40 countries looms.

We are delighted to announce the Paneth Meteorite Trust Awards for 2025. The F. A. Paneth Meteorite Trust was set up ‘to encourage and further research concerned w...