LGBT+ students ‘more open’ at university Analysis finds that LGBT+ students are more likely to declare a mental health condition and to research support services before choosing a university By Anna McKie 24 September
Russian brain drain eases but emigrants still most highly cited Analysis of author movements also suggests some disciplines have seen major loss of talent over past 25 years By Simon Baker 24 September
Add ‘professionally valuable’ skills to humanities degrees – Hepi Report argues that embedding digital and numerical education would improve employability of graduates By Chris Havergal 23 September
Universities ‘overfunded’ relative to other education sectors OECD data suggest UK is among those with biggest skew towards higher education, although student loans may explain some of the impact By Simon Baker 23 September
Ben Goldacre: after fame, I want to focus on the day job One-time science superstar explains why he is happier not being famous and why the ‘hobbyist’ approach to research tools no longer works By Jack Grove 23 September
UCU plans ballots for pre-Christmas strikes over pay and pensions Union members at 152 UK institutions asked to walk out for fourth time in little over three years By Anna McKie 22 September
Overlooked by politicians, German universities fear for funding Lack of focus on higher education ‘a deficit’ during election campaign, says sector leader By John Morgan 22 September
Alarm raised over failure to confirm £22 billion research pledge Ministerial response offers ‘no comfort that there is not a plan afoot to abandon that very specific promise’ on science spending, says ex-minister Greg Clark By Jack Grove 21 September
Royal Holloway and St George’s revive merger talks Previous round of negotiations curtailed by financial crisis in 2009 By Chris Havergal 21 September
Give non-graduates more respect, says ex-Tory minister Gap between graduates and non-graduates is UK’s ‘biggest social divide’, Baroness Stowell warns By Anna McKie 21 September
‘National collection’ plan to join up UK historical resources Ambitious AHRC-funded programme should help break down barriers and enable scholars to ask difficult questions about heritage By Matthew Reisz 21 September
Welsh v-cs fear ‘unintended consequences’ of English reforms Universities Wales chair says institutions are waiting on Westminster reforms, when England should instead be following their lead By Anna McKie 21 September