What is the real carbon footprint of universities? Major report seeks to establish true emissions for the whole of the UK sector ¨C and suggest route to net zero By Tom Williams 23 January
University ¡®will never pay ransoms¡¯ despite darknet data leak Duisburg-Essen has had to rebuild entire IT infrastructure and postpone admissions deadlines, although teaching and exams are able to continue By Ben Upton 23 January
Open access accord ¡®to weaken publishers¡¯ negotiating position¡¯ Rights retention agreement aims to end ¡®unhelpful¡¯ model under which universities ¡®give IP to publishers and buy access to it in perpetuity¡¯, says Manchester librarian By Jack Grove 23 January
Spain¡¯s university reforms collide with independence debate Open letter calling for political neutrality of public universities has gathered over 1,000 signatures By Ben Upton 23 January
The Turing Scheme¡¯s teething troubles could hamper ¡®Global Britain¡¯ Inclusivity would be boosted if the Erasmus replacement offered funding more promptly and flexibly, say Richard Davies and Andrew Griff-Owen By Richard Davies 23 January
Hungarians want ¡®parental reintegration grant¡¯ to tackle pay gap Government with decade-old birth policy must strengthen support for post-maternity return to work, young academicians say By Ben Upton 22 January
Westminster Accounts reveal MPs with second jobs in universities MPs earn more than ?250,000 from roles in sector, while all-party parliamentary groups get in excess of ?500,000 By Patrick Jack 20 January
International students ¡®less likely¡¯ to report sexual misconduct Paper calls for mandatory consent training and improved complaints processes By Patrick Jack 20 January
German universities taking six years to act on plagiarism claims Ombudsmen need more resources and voluntary investigators need recognition if fabrication is finally to be taken seriously, says sleuth By Ben Upton 20 January
Fewer first-class degrees awarded in UK as grades finally fall One in three degrees were firsts last year, but this is still above pre-pandemic levels By Patrick Jack 19 January
Israel-Gaza violence ¡®fuelled rise in UK campus antisemitism¡¯ Increase in tensions in Middle East led to highest ever number of incidents recorded by the Community Security Trust By Tom Williams 19 January
Wales to increase student maintenance support by 9.4 per cent Rise runs at more than three times the rate of uplift in England By Chris Havergal 19 January
