Call for universities to publish annual data on harassment Greater transparency would provide a more accurate picture of sexual misconduct in sector, campaigners say after Everyone’s Invited allegations By Anna McKie 12 May
English universities fear legal minefield under free speech bill New statutory tort would aim to protect ‘political minorities’, but critics fear it will mean ‘risk-assessing the life out of campus’ By John Morgan 12 May
Death of the lecture greatly exaggerated, says St Andrews v-c Sally Mapstone tells QAA conference that lecture will continue to evolve, but will not disappear By Anna McKie 11 May
Queen’s Speech: bills on skills and campus free speech planned Government’s legislative agenda includes extra powers for OfS on HE quality and enabling individuals to sue universities on free speech By John Morgan 11 May
Munich universities join forces as citywide strategies take off Country’s excellence strategy has pushed German universities to dial back rivalry and instead coordinate their research plans By David Matthews 11 May
Research intelligence: big ideas to improve research culture Scientific leaders and politicians have embraced calls to reduce the stress and precarity faced by researchers. Jack Grove examines some radical proposals By Jack Grove 11 May
Union criticises UEL over deals to house firms where v-c had ties V-c ‘declared potential conflicts of interest and recused herself’ from deals with UCFB and IGPP, says university By John Morgan 11 May
England: in-person teaching can resume on all courses from 17 May Prime minister’s announcement comes as most universities move into examinations period By Chris Havergal 10 May
Liverpool union members to strike during end-of-year exams Industrial action continues despite university reducing number of planned redundancies and revising selection criteria By Chris Havergal 10 May
Warning against ‘politicised appointments’ as key OfS roles open New chair and ministers have scope to reshape regulator, as leadership and board roles potentially open up at politically fraught time By John Morgan 10 May
An ill-defined skills agenda is a high-risk sleepwalk into the future The opportunity exists to reimagine the UK’s post-18 education system in a way that will improve society as well as the economy, says Susan Lea By Susan Lea 10 May
Merkel successor rallies behind ‘attacked and defamed’ scientists ‘It is important that we clearly stand by scientists’ says Armin Laschet, as Germany gears up for September election By David Matthews 7 May
