Irish scientists protest ‘funding apartheid’

Hundreds of researchers sign letter warning of cost of focusing exclusively on business-led priorities

UK v-cs lobby in Brussels on EU research cuts

Proposed Horizon 2020 changes could mean millions lost, says delegation

Student-consultants: cut-price advice from campuses

Those studying at Arizona State and other universities are in demand as firms across the US seek fresh business insights, says Jon Marcus

Manchester Met spent £1.2m on ‘Vilnius memo’ libel case

FoI request reveals UK institution’s legal costs in action that Vilnius University settled for £112,500

Let’s make higher education an election issue

In the workplace and at the ballot box, it is time to reject stale ideology, says Thomas Docherty

Rhodes’ statue falls, but toxic legacies linger

As the statue of Cecil Rhodes is removed from the University of Cape Town, South Africa’s academy still needs monumental change, says Martin Hall

Manifestos focus on teaching, visas, fees and funds

Tories talk of tougher visas and recognising top teaching. Labour alters funding plan for £6K fees. Greens promise to abolish fees

‘Huge amounts of confusion’ over IP rights

‘Outdated’ policies at almost 20 per cent of universities make claims on student work, THE survey finds

On Elizabeth Bishop, by Colm Tóibín

Elizabeth Greene applauds this compelling examination of the American poet’s achievement

Unit causes concern over conditions for hourly paid staff

Critics of the University of Warwick’s TeachHigher division also wary of UK-wide franchise

The Power of the Past: Understanding Cross-Class Marriages, by Jessi Streib

A study of American couples who married out of their socio-economic culture intrigues Mary Evans

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Eight UK universities on US financial watch list

Washington releases ‘secret’ document naming hundreds of institutions under scrutiny

9 ways to boost your chances of promotion in academia

‘Academic citizenship’ is the key to moving up the career ladder, argues Richard J. Williams