Minister renews call for universities to be ‘in loco parentis’ Sam Gyimah says institutions must be able to tell parents when students are struggling with mental health issues By Sophie Inge 14 June
London Business School dean: more to an MBA than earning power François Ortalo-Magné says executive programmes help students ‘look at the world differently’ By Sophie Inge 26 April
Career advice: how to manage a public relations crisis The dawn of the digital age means universities must rethink how they respond to negative headlines, according to a new book By Sophie Inge 12 April
Union unrest opens new front in UK university pensions dispute Growing discontent among University and College Union members about leaders’ handling of negotiations By Sophie Inge 9 April
Open University staff call for vice-chancellor’s resignation Union members call for removal of threat of hundreds of redundancies and ask for consultation on possible industrial action By Sophie Inge 5 April
Professor suspended ‘for defaming Bangladeshi PM’s father’ Marketing professor accused of ‘distorting liberation war history’ and defaming ex-president in newspaper article By Sophie Inge 5 April
Under-pressure UCU leader urges members to accept pensions deal Several University and College Union branches urge rejection of offer to set up expert panel By Sophie Inge 4 April
Double warning on impact of overworking on academic mental health Two new studies indicate young and female researchers are at high risk By Sophie Inge 4 April
‘No one knows for sure’: deficit at heart of USS dispute debated Four experts discuss the estimated shortfall that led to strike action at UK universities By Sophie Inge 3 April
Soas apologises for long-running PhD supervision failures Student left unable to complete doctorate is offered compensation By Sophie Inge 2 April
Open University v-c faces no-confidence vote Peter Horrocks faces backlash over claim that academics ‘should be bloody well teaching’ By Sophie Inge 29 March
Bart Rienties: learning analytics isn't about replacing lecturers with robots The learning analytics expert discusses the potential of his research, his victory at the World Transplant Games, and what the Dutch can teach us about life By Sophie Inge 29 March
