Sociologist credited with stabilising the distance learning institution, but will leave it facing fresh financial challenges and still reeling from Jo Phoenix tribunal ruling
New Labour government believes decade-long budgets will lead to more industry investment in science and fewer precariously employed researchers, but not everyone is so convinced
Universities of all types are embracing the earn-while-you-learn qualifications but government can do more too, says Exeter*s vice-chancellor Lisa Roberts
As tech giants spend staggering sums on artificial intelligence, the head of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council explains why it*s vital for academia to engage in this &hot* area of research