Europe

Universities UK responds to growing public concern about number of undergraduates taking their own lives

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s graduate scholarships will help students from under-represented groups

Universities Superannuation Scheme is in ‘rude health’, says Mervyn King

Augar review needs to take account of key ONS debt study but get in ahead of spending review, observers warn

Major study finds that many Muslim students are self-censoring and disengaging from UK campus life

Universities must look beyond a narrow conception of impact to communicate the true value of higher education to society, say Ulrike Felt, Andreas Richter, Renée Schroeder, Maximilian Fochler and Lisa Sigl

Former Bank of England governor Mervyn King and economist John Kay address the USS’ so-called funding crisis and propose a fairer approach to sharing risk between employers, employees and generations

The winner of the Royal Society’s Athena Prize talks about tackling sexual harassment and learning that scientific heroes are people, too

Philip Augar predicts ONS study could increase ‘public scrutiny of taxpayer subsidy for HE’

Minister sees MAC review as chance to change status quo that leaves him ‘concerned’

Union complains that early career academics have been told they must publish at least one 3* paper every 18 months ahead of 2021 assessment

New admissions system, set up to end a lottery for places, has led some applicants to leave decisions to the last minute