Making PhDs staff would worsen money worries, says Russell Group Manchester vice-president urges funders to address 鈥榣ow鈥� stipends but warns change in employment status would mean fewer studentships By Jack Grove 4 July
Why is theology better funded than business and management? Despite being the second largest REF submitter, business ranks 30th of 34 disciplines on research income per FTE, says Robert MacIntosh By Robert MacIntosh 4 July
Minority scholars urge judges to quit 鈥榚xclusionary鈥� law journal Letter urges Baroness Hale and Lord Reed to step back from Law Quarterly Review and Criminal Law Review until diversity improved By Jack Grove 2 July
UCU goes ahead with ballots on cross-sector strike action Switch to aggregated voting means staff at 149 UK universities could walk out if union gets majority turnout and support By Chris Havergal 1 July
University advertising guidance 鈥榗ould be made mandatory鈥� Marketing should include data on dropout rates and graduate outcomes, English institutions told By Jack Grove 1 July
Disabled students more likely to defer during pandemic Ucas analysis suggests online learning may not have suited students with disabilities, who were more inclined to delay their degree By Jack Grove 1 July
鈥榃hole system is working鈥�: Ukraine universities teach under fire Existing students able to complete courses as usual, but universities face question mark over autumn recruitment By Pola Lem 1 July
English universities 鈥榲ulnerable鈥� on overseas fee reliance Regulator warns on dependency on Chinese students and potential impact of cost-of-living crisis, despite overall positive picture By John Morgan 30 June
European academic staff numbers in UK shrinking post-Brexit Fewer scholars from Italy, Germany, France and Netherlands working in British universities, says report By Chris Havergal 30 June
Equality scheme letter 鈥榗rossed line鈥�, universities tell Donelan UUK letter to minister says it is 鈥榰nclear what evidence is available鈥� to back claim that external schemes threaten free speech and requests meeting By John Morgan 30 June
Netherlands鈥� student growth puts pressure on housing Universities鈥� difficulties in addressing their share of a national crisis may ease demand, but turning away ambitious foreigners is still a 鈥榤issed opportunity鈥� for the country By Ben Upton 30 June
UK mathematical sciences need their missing millions If the balance of the 拢300 million promised by the UK government is not delivered, a broad swathe of research will suffer, says Ulrike Tillmann By Ulrike Tillmann 30 June