Italian PM ‘in running for law professorship’ Coalition leader Giuseppe Conte has been urged to back out formally of the race for a top university job By Jack Grove 14 September
CEU’s Ignatieff: Orbán still has ‘gun to my head’ despite EU vote Fears that MEPs’ move will make little significant difference to plight of Budapest-based university By David Matthews 14 September
The MAC report ignored the harsh reality of the UK’s graduate labour market The Migration Advisory Committee review showed little interest in understanding international students or how the UK labour market works, says Stanley Ipkiss By Stanley Ipkiss 14 September
EAIE 2018: increase diversity to tackle sexual violence on campus Psychologist says that more women, minority groups and international students should be part of structures that tackle sexual misconduct By Ellie Bothwell 14 September
European universities failing to report clinical trial results Thirty-two academic institutions have so far failed to report any of their trial data in accordance with new European Union rules By Rachael Pells 14 September
Lack of instant impact is not failure Asking social scientists to demonstrate academic impact ignores the messy reality of political lobbying, says Matthew Flinders By Matthew Flinders 14 September
Tory MP: ‘Commons arithmetic’ may bring overseas student change A ‘simple ask’ inserted into immigration bill could bring more open regime, says Nicky Morgan By John Morgan 13 September
Pay extra 1% of salary to save USS pension benefits, says panel Additional contribution from staff combined with 2 per cent extra from employers would be enough to keep current USS pension scheme, say experts By Jack Grove 13 September
EAIE 2018: Global solidarity helps Russian university secure new licence European University at St Petersburg granted teaching licence after international support By Ellie Bothwell 13 September
Prisoners to get bursaries to study at Cambridge Serving prisoners on day release will be able to participate in initiative By Anna McKie 13 September
UK urged to set international student recruitment target Higher Education Commission report says visa sponsorship rules should be based on enrolment from target markets, not refusal rates By Ellie Bothwell 13 September
Standardised tests measuring learning gain fail to make the grade Early closure of pilot project is latest in string of global failures By Anna McKie 13 September