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Dame Sue Black¡¯s pioneering work has taken her to war zones and the aftermath of natural disasters. She explains the scientific rigour required in the field

Creator of controversial predatory journals blacklist says some peers are failing to warn of dangers of disreputable publishers

We discuss the challenges facing early career researchers, parenthood and tearful graduations with the award-winning University of Massachusetts Amherst geoscientist

We talk internationalisation in the face of Brexit, as well as the ¡°alien¡± concept of fun for academics, with the international relations professor

Former education minister says government will table bill for creation of new degree standardising body

We talk race, taking advice from Seamus Heaney and poetry¡¯s vital place in society with the US¡¯s next Poet Laureate

Independent Higher Education survey indicates that new providers will look to compete with established universities in future

We talk poverty, political correctness gone mad and the comfort of whisky with the outspoken historian

Twenty-one countries attend annual meeting to showcase progress of multimillion-pound Deltas initiative

Academics who take regular breaks from assessment will get more done than those who toil away for 10 hours straight, study says

Higher education regulator's new rules aim to drive up standards within sector