Almut Gadow: ‘Would free speech act have helped me? I’m not sure’ Former law lecturer suing Open University after claiming she was fired for questioning gender-based changes to curriculum By Tom Williams 28 September
Violent students made medieval Oxford a murder hotspot Homicide rate may have been about 50 times higher than modern-day standards, study suggests By Patrick Jack 28 September
Elementary, but not academic: did Sherlock Holmes have a degree? Arthur Conan Doyle’s maverick detective embraced science but also tapped into suspicion and resentment towards academia, a scholar argues By Jack Grove 28 September
Female students ‘more likely to struggle with mental health’ Report also finds worse outcomes among white and mixed race students than other ethnicities By Patrick Jack 28 September
World University Rankings 2024: warning on UK’s China reliance Asia saw the largest rise of all continents in research quality, teaching score, and overall performance in the latest World University Rankings By Patrick Jack 27 September
World University Rankings 2024: UK doubles down on global links UK universities are overwhelmingly represented at the top of the international outlook pillar By Tiya Thomas-Alexander 27 September
Horizon association deal ‘opens door for Pioneer reappraisal’ Ministers should take another look at ‘ambitious’ plans for decade-long fellowships after Horizon Europe membership was agreed, urges sector By Jack Grove 27 September
Knowledge Exchange Framework 2023: sector spinouts worth billions Latest KEF data reveals how Oxbridge offshoots turnover more than ?40 million annually on average with impressive results found elsewhere in sector By Jack Grove 27 September
UCU staff back strike action over cuts to campaign team Union says it is ‘committed to resolving this issue as a matter of urgency’ as Unite urges it to continue funding for postgraduate rights role By Tom Williams 26 September
UKRI rejects call to treat postgraduate researchers as staff Funder’s ‘New Deal’ will examine welfare arrangements for PhD students but insists they are better off ‘without an employment contract’ By Jack Grove 26 September
‘Administrative error’ forces second UCU branch to cancel strikes Staff union steps in to try to protect those responsible for mistakes, as anger grows among membership By Tom Williams 26 September
Ucas appoints Ofqual’s Jo Saxton as new chief executive Chief regulator who oversaw return of GCSE and A-level exams to take over at admissions service By Tom Williams 26 September