Tie research grants to career development efforts, v-c says
Ahead of publication of revised concordat, Brunel leader calls for funding agencies to give document greater importance
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Internationalisation can ‘resist globalisation backlash’
Experts say that inclusive internationalisation strategies that reach the entire university community are more essential than ever
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Mervyn King is wrong to deny USS deficit
The former Bank of England governor’s broadside against academic pension cuts relied on ‘reckless’ and ‘absurd’ assumptions, say John Ralfe and Bernard Casey
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MAC report: curious earnings figures and a hush on net migrant target
John Morgan puzzles over committee’s use of questionable graduate earnings data as basis to reject return of post-study work visas
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Ministers warned against rushing knowledge exchange funding link
‘Imprudent’ to attach too much weight to first iteration of knowledge exchange framework, conference hears
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Five reasons why the Migration Advisory Committee report is so disappointing
Nick Hillman explains why the much-anticipated UK review of overseas student policy gets it so wrong
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Migration Advisory Committee review: UK sector responds
Widespread disappointment at panel’s conclusions about policy on overseas students
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Many graduates leaving university under-skilled, says OECD
UK should focus more on improving ‘skills value’ of degrees rather than subsidising loans, suggests director of education and skills
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UK universities among those spending smallest share on staff
Data in OECD’s Education at a Glance shows large variation in proportion of current expenditure being spent on teachers and support staff
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UK overseas student review rejects key changes sought by sector
MAC report fails to back calls for reform on inclusion of students in migrant count and post-study work, but questions overall migrant target
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Unfinished business on student debt as US legislators go to polls
Congress remains too divided to tackle crisis
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UCU: slow justice for suspended professor is ‘union persecution’
Colleagues say Royal Holloway’s Jeff Frank has been left in limbo for months during investigation into ‘flimsy’ misconduct charges
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Cyber agency puts German universities’ pacifism dilemma in focus
Since 2011, dozens of institutions have sworn not to undertake military-related research, but the country is now calling on academics to strengthen its defences
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Short-term contracts harm the ‘common good’ mission of universities
How can contract academics inspire action and hope in their students when they feel hopeless, asks Sarika Bose
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Southampton v-c Sir Christopher Snowden to retire
Ex-Universities UK president became one of highest-paid leaders in sector