World Academic Summit: universities ‘learn more’ from Global South Manchester vice-chancellor says institutions must continue to work across borders in the face of political scepticism By Chris Havergal 7 October
Labour commits to £7 million fund to tackle campus antisemitism Funding aims to ‘educate people about antisemitism’ and ‘better equip’ universities to tackle antisemitic abuse By Juliette Rowsell 7 October
World Academic Summit: minister eyes funding reform ‘sooner rather than later’ Baroness Smith references October budget as she says government is ‘working on a whole range of options’ By Chris Havergal 7 October
Jo Phoenix condemns Open University review ‘whitewash’ Gender-critical professor says Dandridge report is another sign that campus free speech legislation is needed By Juliette Rowsell 7 October
‘Tough year’ for UK international student recruitment Highly selective universities among those struggling as Indian and Nigerian learners stay away By Patrick Jack 7 October
Clock hours and tally pay to fix authorship disputes, says paper Quantitative approach could help junior contributors ‘raise their voice’ and get due credit, researcher proposes By Emily Dixon 6 October
UCU rejects pay offer but wants to engage on working conditions Employers say they will work with union on issues including contracts, workload and pay gaps – providing there is no ballot for industrial action By Juliette Rowsell 4 October
University settles with Palestinian academic in press leaks case Shahd Abusalama claimed Sheffield Hallam breached a confidentiality agreement by disclosing details of her departure to The Jewish Chronicle in the wake of disproven antisemitism claims By Juliette Rowsell 4 October
Queen Mary staff allowed to challenge marking boycott pay cuts Case which could have significant influence on sector response to industrial action ‘jumps the first hurdle’ By Juliette Rowsell 4 October
Is academia to blame for the bloody trade in antiquities? Papyrologist Roberta Mazza faced intimidation and legal threats when she blew the whistle on the multimillion-pound trade in illicit papyri By Jack Grove 4 October
Major London college criticised over ‘excessively high’ grading Booming business school that withheld 20 per cent of lecturers’ pay unless they passed nearly all students is heavily criticised by watchdog By Jack Grove 3 October
Trinity College Dublin students ‘frustrated’ by tourist crowds Limit visitor numbers and access to study areas, some urge university, but others don’t mind visitors so much By Emily Dixon 3 October
