England’s new provider unit likened to free school movement
Department for Education team backing those setting up new universities may reflect concern over role of Office for Students
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Why open access publishing is growing in Latin America
Latin American researchers have a specific social commitment to ensure that their work is accessible and contributing to the good of their communities, says Victoriano Colodrón
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English regulator’s promise on v-c pay ‘doesn’t go far enough’
Office for Students vows to demand justification for university leaders’ salary levels
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Donor influence in cross hairs after ‘Western civilisation’ row
Media storm over Australian donation raises questions about where institutions should draw the line
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UK snub for India in student visa change ‘an act of self-harm’
Home Office generates anger in India by omitting nation from list of countries granted relaxed student visa rules
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Hereford engineering university boss quits
New institution loses its first president Janusz Kozinski in less than a year
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Glasgow School of Art fire: Mackintosh building future in balance
Staff ‘heartbroken’ after second fire at art nouveau masterwork in four years
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Labelling system for press releases aims to reduce exaggeration
New guidance responds to concerns that much hyperbolic science reporting can be traced back to university communications teams
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Objections to double-blind peer review ‘unfounded’
Up to 90 per cent of reviewers unable to guess authors of papers in experiment
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Australia debates requiring mathematics for university entry
Admissions overhaul could trigger wider insistence on mathematics prerequisites
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The v-c pay conundrum
Does focusing on vice-chancellors’ pay really address the issue? Jenny Brown argues that the sector needs to start looking beyond just remuneration when attracting new senior leadership
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Cancer and the academy: a college president’s story
Janet Todd’s memoir considers the humiliations of illness and admits to ‘some embarrassment at not being dead’
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Thousands of UK students join pensions strike compensation claim
Law firm claims that universities could be forced to pay out up to £20 million
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UCU congress: how not to turn victory into defeat
The University and College Union mustn’t let infighting tarnish its success in the USS dispute and a boom in membership, says Adam Ozanne