Staff-student sexual misconduct guidance ‘a missed opportunity’ Group that had input into document says it seeks to ‘shore up’ institutions’ reputations rather than make a difference for students By Simon Baker 1 March
Oxbridge’s internal politics players need closer peer scrutiny As the Christ Church saga underlines, college trustees must ask probing questions if they are to fulfil their responsibilities, says Gill Evans By Gill Evans 1 March
European funding mechanisms must be adapted to support Ukraine Flexibility, speed and resources are needed to ensure that refugee scholars and students can continue their work, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 1 March
Ukrainian students and academics ready to fight Russian invaders Unexploded bombs and civil resistance corps on campus are now part of life in Ukraine, explains minister turned university president By Jack Grove 28 February
‘Treasury win’ kicks funding worries down post-election road Westminster policy package described as ‘missed opportunity’ that leaves ‘difficult questions’ to be answered by next government By John Morgan 28 February
Ring-fence time for policy engagement, urge young scientists A ‘dashboard’ of metrics for assessing science communication could help generate 100 million hours a year of evidence-charged ‘dialogue’ By John Ross 28 February
Why I am on strike again this week Unless pay and conditions improve at UK universities, quality and diversity will enter a downward spiral, says Maria Sobolewska By Maria Sobolewska 28 February
Germany halts academic collaboration with Russia over Ukraine war Russia has ‘turned its back on the international community’, says Berlin By Chris Havergal 25 February
Invest ‘ambitiously’ in universities, European governments urged Survey suggests half of national associations consider higher education funding to be insufficient By Chris Havergal 25 February
The UK government’s Augar response locks in deep generational inequality An unsustainable strategic choice has been made to worsen the university offer for future students and graduates, says Chris Husbands By Chris Husbands 25 February
‘We are ready’: Ukraine’s universities calm in the face of war Academics call on overseas colleagues to ‘stand with us’ as Putin’s army attacks By Pola Lem 25 February
I told you so: England’s 2010 tuition fee reforms were doomed to fail Flawed assumptions about how universities and statisticians would react to the trebling of fees are behind today’s retrogressive steps, says Aaron Porter By Aaron Porter 24 February
