Universities pay out record compensation as complaints rise Ombudsman says difficulties finding alternative remedies during pandemic partly to blame for £1.3 million bill By Tom Williams 4 May
As UK industrial disputes drag on, should union rethink tactics? UCU pushes on with shrinking rounds of strike action despite calls to regroup and rethink By Tom Williams 4 May
Footballers’ ‘university’ eyes growth as first students graduate UA92 hails success of strategy attracting disadvantaged students but remains loss-making By Tom Williams 3 May
Shitij Kapur: improving student mental health The King’s College London president says universities are ‘not in any way toxic places’ By Rosa Ellis 3 May
Information and guidance ‘crucial to lifelong learning reforms’ Universities UK backs plans but stresses that they must be easy to understand and avoid bureaucracy for all involved By Tom Williams 2 May
Leaders suspended as police investigate Italian campus corruption Rector among those placed on leave amid probe into ‘rigged’ recruitment rounds By Ben Upton 30 April
EUA conference: risky collaborations ‘need an exit strategy’ Universities should have awkward conversations early and ‘be ready to write off costs’ when tie-ups are soured by conflict By Ben Upton 29 April
‘Golden triangle’ will be crucial to ‘levelling up’, says Freeman Science minister suggests disagreements with Michael Gove over role of Oxford, Cambridge and London institutions By Jack Grove 29 April
Fundraising: large donations ‘mask’ downward trends in UK New report on alumni giving and other fundraising warns over declining donor numbers By Simon Baker 29 April
EUA conference: don’t muddle academic freedom with freedom of expression Warning accompanies fresh effort to strengthen Europe-wide protections By Ben Upton 29 April
Universities UK names Vivienne Stern as chief executive International unit director to succeed Alistair Jarvis later this year By Chris Havergal 29 April
ERC grant winners quitting UK amid ‘backstop’ uncertainty Some grant holders exploring joint appointments with continental institutions as funding deadline looms By Jack Grove 29 April
