‘TripAdvisor for peer review’ targets publishing bias Text scans by artificial intelligence will flag inconsistent or unusual patterns in reviewer behaviour, says Wolverhampton professor By Jack Grove 2 January
Ministers urged to back, not bash, English northern universities ‘MIT of the North’ idea seen as ignoring imbalances in research funding that undermine regions By John Morgan 31 December
A month to Brexit: how are campuses placed to weather the storm? Latest data on income, staff and research funding show the key challenges facing UK higher education in the coming years By Simon Baker 31 December
Physicist wins employment tribunal over Oxford retirement rule Judgment likely to reignite the battle over the fixed departure ages at the university and elsewhere By Simon Baker 30 December
‘Little evidence’ for claim universities are ‘left-wing bastions’ Study of European Social Survey data finds academics more left-leaning than almost any other professional group, but show ‘no greater homogeneity’ in beliefs By John Morgan 30 December
Abertay ‘pauses’ shorter degrees as staff complain of ‘pressure’ Scottish university piloted accelerated degrees, but challenges highlighted in review raises broader questions over such courses By Anna McKie 30 December
New Year Honours 2020: research council leaders top list EPSRC and NERC executive chairs among those recognised By Chris Havergal 27 December
English regulator costing some universities ‘over £500K a year’ Office for Students registration process alone cost sector combined £2 million, according to unpublished UUK report By John Morgan 27 December
Diversity among governors ‘may suffer’ under increased regulation Figures on English governing body members collated by former HEI head suggest some progress on gender, but less on ethnic minorities By Simon Baker 24 December
Fresh UK pension scheme talks ‘could avert further strikes’ UCU, employers and USS will discuss the ongoing pensions row, following series of recommendations from expert panel By Anna McKie 23 December
Fast-track visa status for more UK fellowships ÌÇÐÄVlog Office will nearly double number of fellowships where visa applications are fast-tracked, while ‘MIT of north’ plan is also floated By Jack Grove 23 December
Satellite data put at researchers’ fingertips Academics able to specify areas of interest to collect imagery of By Matthew Reisz 22 December