Huge rise in subscription costs despite open access switch
New data show UK moving rapidly towards open-access model – but subscription costs jump 20 per cent in three years
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‘Unethical’ herpes trial could cost university millions in research funding
Southern Illinois University under investigation for medical school researcher’s involvement with controversial herpes vaccine trial
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Pay row sees Kenyan universities hit by third strike in a year
Union says teaching will not resume until additional funding has arrived in university accounts
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Switzerland and India build closer research partnership
New programme will build on earlier successes in fields ranging from nanotechnology to sustainable energy
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University of Texas strengthens commitment to Mexican research
Staff at new UNAM centre will work on research collaborations between both countries
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Vice-chancellors’ pay row: a whiff of hypocrisy and sexism?
Pam Tatlow looks at the ‘heroes’ and ‘villains’ of the v-c salary row, and finds some unfortunate trends
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Ontario moves to allow indigenous institutes to award own degrees
Provincial government has also announced funding for aboriginal institutions to expand their capacity
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US anthropologists debate response to rise of Trump
Association’s annual meeting discusses teaching in ‘red’ states and need for domestic research
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Australian voters ‘oppose backdoor cuts’ to university funding
Universities Australia highlights UK’s research spending increase as it warns government
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Postdoc pitching competition funds ‘wild’ research proposals
Prize money of €100,000 (£88,000) handed out on basis of scholars’ three-minute spiels
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Harriet Harman: OfS powers ‘sound like opposite of free speech’
Labour MP leading parliamentary inquiry on campus expression criticises chair of England’s new regulator
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Republican plans to 'bludgeon' universities with tax reform must be challenged
Gabriel Paquette calls on universities to meet 'aggressive' tax reforms with a 'forceful, evidence-informed response'
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To EU nationals like me, the UK is not our ‘destination’ – it is our home
The government’s latest Brexit reassurances are just another punch in the face for EU scholars, writes Tanja Bueltmann
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Public fury at vice-chancellors’ pay and perks ‘only starting’
University leaders can expect renewed criticism over their salaries and ‘outdated’ benefits, warn governance experts