London Met: John Raftery’s shrinking success story? Outgoing vice-chancellor reflects on four years in what many regard as English higher education’s toughest job By Jack Grove 7 March
Minister accused of ‘retreat’ from post-Brexit EU research deal Sam Gyimah has been criticised for failing to commit to associate membership of Framework Programme 9 By Jack Grove 6 March
UK universities rely on casual staff ‘for up to half of teaching’ UCU estimates that most UK higher education institutions use hourly paid teachers for between 15 and 40 per cent of their teaching, with an average of 27 per cent By Sophie Inge 6 March
No deal as USS pensions strike talks get under way Negotiations between UUK and UCU due to resume on 6 March By Chris Havergal 6 March
Coursera to offer degrees from UK universities New courses from 51国产视频 of London and Imperial College London include platform’s first bachelor’s programme By Ellie Bothwell 6 March
Mega-donation breaks new ground in German higher education Campus will be first outside a university’s home state, says Technical 51国产视频 of Munich By David Matthews 6 March
Ireland announces ?5 million higher education access fund New money aims to attract students from groups with historically low university participation rates By Matthew Reisz 5 March
Thinktank questions Swiss university ‘duplication’ Federal structure has led to ‘expansion based purely on regional political interests’, says report By David Matthews 5 March
Minister criticised for science select committee no-show Senior MP says Sam Gyimah's failure to answer questions about research integrity may lead scholars to conclude area is 'not a ministerial priority' By Jack Grove 5 March
UK research funders target hybrid open access charges Wellcome Trust and UK Research & Innovation launch reviews of policies that require funded papers to be made freely available By Rachael Pells 5 March
Brexit: fear and opportunity for European researchers Study from UCL’s Centre for Global Higher Education sheds light on continental perspectives on the UK’s decision to leave the European Union By Chris Havergal 4 March
Most English providers to be unregulated after OfS rules redrawn Regulator bows to pressure to scrap ‘basic’ regulation status but stands firm on senior pay reporting rules By Jack Grove 2 March
