Wellcome Trust names John-Arne R?ttingen as chief executive Norwegian public health official to succeed Sir Jeremy Farrar at biomedical science funder By Chris Havergal 11 October
Laboratory note-taking burden ¡®falls on female science students¡¯ Women are given less time on equipment and more administrative duties than men in mixed gender laboratory groups, new research indicates By Jack Grove 11 October
Offer international students more on post-study work, UK told While Britain has gained ground as top-choice destination, it is being pipped by a resurgent Australia By John Ross 11 October
PhD by publication ¡®not an option¡¯ at most UK universities Review finds only one in three institutions publishes guidance on alternative doctorate format By Jack Grove 11 October
Funding council budgets fall despite hike in research spending Core budgets of UK grant-awarding agencies eroded as new money goes elsewhere By Jack Grove 11 October
Labour conference: Tories against ¡®working-class university aspirations¡¯, says Starmer Labour leader hits back at Rishi Sunak¡¯s claim that higher education expansion target was one of ¡®great mistakes of last 30 years¡¯ By John Morgan 10 October
Halt gender critical book launch, Edinburgh told by UCU branch ¡®Astonishing demand¡¯ to suspend book launch over claims that its essays ¡®delegimitise trans people¡¯ shows activists have been ¡®emboldened¡¯, say editors By Jack Grove 10 October
¡®Neighbourhood effect¡¯ drags down students¡¯ academic achievement Hesa research seeks to establish whether area-based measures of deprivation accurately reflect the challenges faced by specific households By Patrick Jack 10 October
Conservative attacks on universities ¡®not a vote winner¡¯ New polling shows strong support for degrees from parents, while Tory tactic may be of ¡®near-zero interest¡¯ to public By John Morgan 10 October
Israeli universities delay start of academic year after attacks Start of classes pushed back, with longer postponement probable, as reservist staff, academics and students called up By Ben Upton 9 October
Support for poorer students ¡®bigger priority than reducing fees¡¯ Voters have little enthusiasm for paying higher taxes to fund universities, new polling finds By Tom Williams 9 October
Labour conference: university funding ¡®keeps shadow minister awake at night¡¯ Matt Western calls sustainable sector funding ¡®a big ask¡¯ as two vice-chancellors back graduate tax By John Morgan 9 October
