Dark Enlightenment: The US Far-Right War on British Institutions Help Byline Times Fund aN URGENT New INVESTIGATIVE SERIES #LightUpTheDark What is the Dark Enlightenment? The extraordinary anti-DEI me...

BBC Verify tracks the changes in design, spec, manufacture and release date of the T1 phone from Trump Mobile.

As teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy, writes Prof. John Heathershaw of the University of Exeter

20 July 2026 Dear Prime Minister On behalf of the Council for the Defence of British Universities (CDBU), I request a meeting with you to discuss Higher Education. The sector needs a review of managem...

A major conversation exploring the relationship between history, memory and political identity within modern Iran.

Abstract. In this essay, I explore the relationship between the politics of the production of knowledge and partisan attempts to interfere with it. I argue that, despite changing historical contexts, ...

One of our great triumphs and economic advantages is fading away

Instead of using AI to give us more holiday or a shorter working week, billionaires want to cut our jobs to boost their profits. Our leaders must make sure AI benefits everyone, not just tech billion...

This study examines from an emic perspective how fixed-term academics in the UK experience academic freedom in light of their working conditions. While traditio...

Note to politicians: you can just do stuff regular people actually need and want and it’s OK

Many faculty say this is not the job they signed up for. They need leaders who see this and who are looking out for them.

His Majesty’s most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament.

This article draws on an ethnographic study of academic industrial action to introduce the exploratory concept of ‘Resistance as “Emotion work”’. It refers to h...

For release on 13 MAY 2026 at 09:00  A Public Statement in Support of the Management and Marketing GroupFacing Compulsory Redundancies Essex Business School University of Essex

Outsourcing companies frequently compete to win public contracts by reducing costs: it's a race to the bottom on the pay, terms, and conditions for their workers. This has a knock-on effect for servic...

Modern Britain needs young people with degrees – here’s how to make sure they still have somewhere to study them

Writing forces people to resolve internal contradictions and confront their own bullshit. It’s why it’s hard. It’s why it’s beautiful

The long read: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt

Trump’s language of war is a dangerous fusion of militarism, religious fundamentalism, spectacle and authoritarian politics that is redefining how military power is justified and normalized.

A Saturday Prompt

Words by Professor Leo McCann and Professor Simon Sweeney, University of York The sudden availability and widespread usage of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI...