Pensions: universities could learn lessons from Royal Mail
David Pitt-Watson and Hari Mann believe there could be a way to settle the ongoing pensions row amicably
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EU students’ eligibility for Danish loans faces fresh opposition
Denmark is not receiving repayments from 40 per cent of EU loan recipients from 2016
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UK and Egypt sign branch campus agreement
Egypt hopes UK outposts will support its internationalisation strategy and labour market demands
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Michigan State president told to quit over Nassar abuse scandal
Victims claim university’s negligence allowed sexual abuse to occur
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V-c: ‘muddle-headed’ fee cuts would wreck ‘progressive’ system
Aston University head warns mooted cuts to tuition fees in England will only benefit wealthiest graduates
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Lifelong learning? Part-time undergraduate provision is in crisis
With student numbers falling as fees rise, drastic action is needed to widen participation, says Claire Callender
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Singapore’s scholars haven’t retreated from the public sphere – they were never there
Scott Anthony takes issue with claims that Singapore’s leading universities have neglected local intellectual life
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Trading America for Australia: comparing practices between countries
While studying abroad has many benefits, Acacia reminds herself that sometimes the things she learns in Sydney may not be as applicable to a vet in the US
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Academics fear loss of sector research under OfS regime
Unclear whether new regulator will maintain programme that informs English higher education policy
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Female academics told image more important than quality of work
Programme aimed at empowering women, used in more than 35 universities, ‘unfit for an academic institution’
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Want your students to think creatively? Teach them at lunchtime
Experiment finds groups of students came up with twice as many ideas in classes around midday
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Strikes on as USS talks fail to end pensions dispute
Walkouts at 61 universities set to go ahead as chair’s casting vote backs UUK reforms
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Australian minister expresses concern over v-c salaries
Average salary of university leader in country stands at A$890,000 (£509,000)