Lecturer wins unfair dismissal case after being told to get PhD Former Huddersfield lecturer claimed his mental health suffered due to increased workload of mandatory doctoral study By Simon Baker 30 April
UK and Irish universities’ fundraising income drops 17?per cent Institutions’ investment in fundraising and alumni relations declined during pandemic, says report By Ellie Bothwell 30 April
Cambridge college refuses to comply with ombudsman ruling Clare College rejects recommendation to pay student compensation, in first-of-its-kind case By Anna McKie 30 April
Graft fears as Hungary completes university privatisation Eleven universities, their real estate and shares have been given over to foundations that observers say will be dominated by ruling party loyalists By David Matthews 30 April
Lost in (the third) space: knowledge brokers need career paths too Those who blur the lines between academic and professional staff are the connective tissue in the research ecosystem, say Matthew Flinders and Sarah Chaytor By Matthew Flinders 30 April
For non-Western scholars, Dutch universities are hostile environments An unfriendly and isolating ambience that descended into microaggressions and dismissed complaints shattered one academic's high expectations 30 April
UCU: students ‘could apply to fewer universities’ under PQA model Union report on post-qualification admissions model also suggests that institutions should consider scrapping interviews By Anna McKie 29 April
Pass sexual consent test if you want to enrol, say?students Call comes after publication of thousands of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse on UK campuses By Anna McKie 29 April
‘Truly extraordinary’: v-c’s ?322K award gets long justification Statement in financial accounts explaining Bolton leader’s pay runs to almost two and a half pages By Simon Baker 29 April
‘Unprecedented’ UK aid cuts have ‘enormous’ impact on researchers Research council head calls for ‘long-term vision’ to end cross-border funding ‘volatility’ By Jack Grove 28 April
Pandemic forces France to contemplate UK-style student loans Lockdowns decimated the part-time jobs on which French students relied, and debate is now under way over how to fix ‘broken’ system of state support By David Matthews 28 April
Overseas research cuts threaten UK’s ‘levelling up’ agenda Imminent research cuts linked to GCRF reductions could fall heavily on UK’s regions, figures show By Jack Grove 28 April
