Jo?l Mesot: having a fruitful dialogue with society ETH Zurich president discusses building public trust in science, supporting apprenticeship schemes and a downside of Einstein’s legacy By Rosa Ellis 26 July
USS posts ‘robust’ accounts but members lose faith over cuts Only 17 per cent of those enrolled in UK’s largest higher education pension scheme reported positive relationship after changes to retirement benefits By Tom Williams 25 July
Can army of new managers help HE tackle big social challenges? Spate of new senior roles created as universities seek answers on addressing sustainability, diversity and social responsibility By Tom Williams 25 July
GDPR should not prevent reporting on complaints, universities told Blanket policies restricting even the victims being told about the outcome of complaints should be scrapped, report finds By Tom Williams 25 July
EU commits to big to-do list for long-awaited research area Fears that resources will be spread too thinly as ministries and research organisations back majority of possible priorities for the scheme By Ben Upton 25 July
Disabled academics need more protection against biased hiring UK government schemes that purport to guarantee disabled applicants an interview are not working, says Becky Alexis-Martin By Becky Alexis-Martin 24 July
European research pact to counter ‘prestige economy’ on publishing Signatories will discuss how to make research assessment fairer and defuse ‘publish or perish’ culture By Ben Upton 22 July
University cleaners could walk out as second UK union considers strikes Unison joins UCU in balloting on industrial action over below-inflation pay rises By Tom Williams 22 July
USS: review confirms improved finances but changes will have to wait In-depth look at scheme’s finances confirms deficit has shrunk since last valuation but ‘volatile market’ means benefits cannot be improved, yet. By Tom Williams 22 July
UK and India agree ‘historic’ deal to recognise qualifications Flow of students in both directions likely to increase as undergraduate and postgraduate degrees recognised by institutions and employers By Ben Upton 22 July
Universities urged to do more to tackle homelessness Institutions can harness civic role and research capabilities to make significant interventions in addressing long-standing problem, report says By Tom Williams 21 July
Apology over advice that hard-up PhD students try fruit-picking Doctoral training centre sorry for email suggesting doctoral students work in fields and sell cosmetics to make ends meet By Jack Grove 21 July
