Ten-day strike at UK universities next month on pay and pensions More than 1 million students on 68 campuses to be affected, as union splits walkouts by dispute By Chris Havergal 27 January
Death of academic journal greatly exaggerated, says ERC president Open access platforms are no substitute for peer-reviewed periodicals, says Maria Leptin By Jack Grove 27 January
European recruitment down 90?per cent at some UK universities Continental students disappearing as post-Brexit funding rules kick in By Simon Baker 27 January
Union offers to swap time-limited cost hike for new USS valuation As more strikes loom, UCU believes fresh assessment of pension fund would show employers’ justification for cuts has ‘evaporated’ By Chris Havergal 26 January
Ministers ‘interested’ in Buckingham risk-sharing finance plan Private university to offer students chance to pay for fees via future earnings agreements in deal with finance firm By John Morgan 26 January
Share of firsts stays high despite end to ‘no-detriment’ policies Figures could prompt further concerns over whether pandemic-era grading uplift is now ‘baked in’ By Simon Baker 25 January
Invest in team builders, not science stars, urges Nobelist Laureate recalls his serendipitous route to chemistry and California, and how he would turn the UK’s ‘lean and mean’ science system into a world leader By Jack Grove 25 January
Policy influence of UK research ‘severely underestimated’ Analysis of global database of policy documents suggests projects, especially in natural and social science, have widespread impact By Simon Baker 25 January
Gunman dead after attack in Heidelberg University lecture hall Several people seriously injured, one fatally, after campus shooting, say police By Jack Grove 24 January
Cash is king as UK universities shore up finances Financial accounts for 2020-21 suggest tension may now grow between saving money and investing in staff and facilities By Simon Baker 24 January
Marking boycott looms as UCU promises more strikes next month Union faces divisions internally as well as impasse with vice-chancellors in negotiations By Chris Havergal 21 January
Covid recovery projects held up for months by red tape Tardy response to UKRI request meant greenlit research projects on pandemic could not begin, investigation concludes By Jack Grove 21 January