Redraw research success measures to back levelling-up, says v-c Research funding increase must come with 鈥榩lace-based ecosystem鈥� or it will not boost productivity, says Hepi report co-authored by Lincoln leader By John Morgan 21 October
Can researchers navigate the ethical minefield of protest trials? Dealing with activists in legal jeopardy requires extra attention to ethical concerns, say protesters By Jack Grove 21 October
Give us dates, say leaders as 拢22聽billion pledge hangs in聽balance Sector heads call for Westminster government to stick to science spending pledge and set out how ministers will achieve it By Anna McKie 20 October
UK universities sign up to climate commitments ahead of聽COP26 UUK says universities need 鈥榮table funding鈥� to continue to 鈥榩rovide the world鈥� with science and skills 鈥榯o safeguard the future of the planet鈥� By John Morgan 20 October
Will England go it alone and reverse university expansion? Any move to limit higher education participation would be judged against policies of rival advanced economies 鈥� and by public opinion By John Morgan 20 October
To address climate change, universities need sustainable funding As COP26 looms, universities鈥� vital place in the UK鈥檚 environmental armoury must be recognised in the spending review, says Judith Petts By Judith Petts 20 October
Emerging Economies University Rankings 2022: results announced Russia overtakes Taiwan to possess the joint second highest number of institutions in the top 200, after China By Rosa Ellis 19 October
Universities warn of medicine recruitment squeeze in England 鈥楻eturn to pre-pandemic levels鈥� and refusal to lift cap to accommodate deferring students will limit opportunities, Russell Group warns By Chris Havergal 18 October
UCU says staff 鈥榣eft with no other option鈥� as strike ballots open UCU leader Jo Grady claims action is needed as 鈥榮taff at breaking point鈥� but employers say latest 1.5 per cent pay offer is 鈥榝air and meaningful鈥� By Simon Baker 18 October
Polish academics gave communist greats less than full Marx Study of Cold War-era references debunks modern view that citing Marx, Lenin and Stalin was mandatory to avoid censorship By Simon Baker 17 October
Libraries today: digital futures and Renaissance ideals University libraries are changing in major ways, but there are important lessons to be learned from the past, argues author of new book By Matthew Reisz 16 October
Cambridge cancels UAE partnership talks over phone hacking claims Pegagus revelations 鈥榗aused us to decide that it鈥檚 not the right time to be pursuing these kinds of really ambitious plans鈥�, says vice-chancellor By Chris Havergal 15 October