Until debate on universities foregrounds their core purposes, their woes will deepen, says Margot Finn

The Society is pleased to launch a new programme for researchers, in partnership with The Social History Archive, published by DC Thomson. The Social History Archive is a comprehensive online archive ...

The Society invites applications for the following three schemes — open to historians at a range of career stages — with closing dates from 4 December 2026. Postgraduate Research Support Grants, 2026-...

Closing dates for next applications: Mondays 5 October and 14 December 2026   The Society's Postgraduate Membership is for those studying History, or a cognate subject, at a higher level (from Masters...

Abstract. This article seeks to address the underexplored role of language as a marker of identity in the early medieval period by focusing on England in t

We write as Translation and Interpreting staff at risk of compulsory redundancy at the University of Birmingham, together with the Birmingham UCU Committee. In brief: a University whose Vice-Chance…

Nick Hulbert-Williams argues that what looks like low morale and change fatigue in HE may really be a crisis of belonging

Am I really reading a report on universities offering work experience that has managed to involve 30 universities, 200 employers and business groups, a poll of 500 employer senior leaders, but not a s...

Chris McDonald told a room full of vice-chancellors that science, engineering and mathematics ‘offer the greatest personal, social and economic value’

UK and French leaders join King Charles at the British Museum to view the 70-metre embroidered linen cloth

Brigide Schwarz (1940–2019) was one of the most distinguished and original scholars of the late medieval papal curia in her generation. Among her notable c

Letters: Catriona McCarthy says enduring personal and professional connections should not be overlooked, while Graham Thompson says university leaders should shoulder some responsibility for their pli...

National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding

An audacious forgery in the ninth century helped transform the papacy and the medieval Church. Its influence persists today.

A distressed institution is unlikely to have the cash, management bandwidth and capacity to absorb disruption required by a merger, says David Lloyd

Britain ‘an appealing market’ for long-term investment, says Galileo chief

Many expect to provide more than £50,000 towards tuition fees and living expenses, says survey

For six years the University of Kent cut jobs, closed subjects, sold financial breathing space and promised recovery. It spent £29.4 million restructuring itself and awarded at least £1.9 million o…

The new London and South East University Group will be UK’s third largest higher education institution

The university says the closure is due to financial pressures, leading to 400 staff redundancies.

Funding allocations confirm impact of £51m cut to Strategic Priorities Grant

Being at the ‘top of your game’ no guarantee of job security, warns decorated historian now facing the chop

Editorial: Literature, the arts and social sciences must not be sacrificed as higher education funding is squeezed

With two universities set to become one entity next month, unions say there are still too many unknowns about how the new institution will operate

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