UCU: proroguing UK parliament shows ¡®contempt for democracy¡¯ Union says move will limit MPs¡¯ ability to scrutinise impact of government¡¯s no-deal Brexit plans on higher education By Chris Havergal 28 August
Swansea registrar victim of harassment campaign after v-c scandal Andrew Rhodes says he was called a ¡®psychopath¡¯ and blamed for the death of a colleague By Nick Mayo 28 August
Russian curbs on foreigners show rise of science nationalism Kremlin action follows US reluctance to work with China, and comes as Moscow moves closer to Beijing By Ellie Bothwell 28 August
Next UCL president ¡®must listen to?academics¡¯ Union leader calls for Michael Arthur¡¯s successor to rethink institution¡¯s direction By Nick Mayo 28 August
Keeping it in the family: siblings shape university choices Sociologists demonstrate that brothers and sisters influence the courses students pick By Matthew Reisz 28 August
Gender bias among scientists linked to lower rates of hiring women Study inside French science agency shows effects of both explicit and implicit beliefs By Paul Basken 27 August
University departments squeezed by English and maths decline Number of students taking subjects at A level drops after introduction of reformed GCSEs By Anna McKie 27 August
UCU rejected lower pension contributions over strike moratorium Union brands inclusion of two-year bar on walkouts in compromise offer ¡®ludicrous¡¯ By Chris Havergal 23 August
Glasgow creates research centre to pay back slavery profits Scottish university forges new research partnership with the Caribbean, in response to groundbreaking report By Matthew Reisz 23 August
Big universities pay more as Germany strikes Springer Nature deal ¡®Publish and read¡¯ pact leaves Elsevier as last of three big publishers yet to reach agreement with country¡¯s negotiators By David Matthews 23 August
Knowledge exchange framework review before funding link Assessment of English universities¡¯ commercialisation activities and industry partnerships to guide allocations ¡®in the longer term¡¯ By Chris Havergal 23 August
Poor students less likely to pick ¡®golden triangle¡¯ for master¡¯s Working-class graduates half as likely to move to Oxford, Cambridge or elite London institutions By Anna McKie 23 August