Political climate change is putting UK universities in hot water As the government moves left on economics and right on culture, institutions must show the depth and breadth of their impact, says Sir Chris Husbands By Chris Husbands 21 June
Row deepens over Sheffield plans to close archaeology department University accused of destroying notes from a meeting, which it says is standard practice By Anna McKie 19 June
Going Global: West ‘can learn from developing world’ on tackling harassment ‘Unwillingness to confront’ violence against women a global problem in higher education, British Council conference hears By Anna McKie 18 June
Marking boycott campuses ‘playing fast and loose’ with standards Liverpool and Leicester plan to scale back moderation and external examining, and to use algorithms to generate grades By Anna McKie 18 June
Forget ‘them and us’: why you should work in HE administration Despite the bullying by academics and cuts always hitting professional services first, when we get it right university admin is a great place to work, says Hugh Martin By Hugh Martin 18 June
Adopt US tactics to tackle sexual harassment, UKRI told Mandatory reporting of abuse allegations and anonymous whistleblowing that have led to action in US should be considered, say campaigners By Jack Grove 18 June
Covid surges in halls spread to local communities, analysis shows Analysis of data from Scottish universities provides policymakers with food for thought ahead of next term By Simon Baker 18 June
HE and FE unite locally as England-wide policy still ‘disjointed’ Using different models to bridge divide, universities and colleges could move towards more unified tertiary education systems By John Morgan 18 June
Going Global: UK aid cuts an opportunity to ‘galvanise’ African research funds Going Global session also told that funders should pool resources to ensure longer-term stability By Simon Baker 17 June
Some universities ‘still too evasive’ on slavery ties Institutions face tough choices and often fierce criticism in trying to make reparation for their tainted origins By Matthew Reisz 17 June
Research funding under threat from globalisation, academic warns Polish professor warns of increasing ‘tension’ between national research funding and global science By Simon Baker 17 June
‘Peer-reviewed preprints’ will offer guide to quality, says eLife Proliferation of preprints in Covid era has led non-profit publisher to post reviews from clinicians on online papers By Jack Grove 17 June