USS whistleblower ‘sidelined’ and faces conduct investigation Jane Hutton says that pension fund is trying to deny her ‘whistleblower’ status By Nick Mayo 25 June
Academics oppose advertising heads of department posts externally Leeds accused of attempting to extend control of central management by ending practice of selecting heads of school from within the faculty By Anna McKie 25 June
V-cs welcome QR funding signal but fear Westminster instability Sector leaders question why it has taken so long to address long-running decline in value of quality-related research funding By Rachael Pells 25 June
More vice-chancellors with Oxbridge educations appointed University leaders more likely to have attended Oxford or Cambridge compared with five years ago, but also to have gone to a comprehensive school By Nick Mayo 25 June
A society that relies solely on pedagogy is?not kosher The Augar review should prompt the creation of a network of secular synagogues devoted to adult peer learning, says Tom Schuller By Tom Schuller 25 June
Aberdeen ex-principal’s ?282K pay-off probed by funding council Sir Ian Diamond reportedly did not trigger his 12-month notice period until his departure from the university By Nick Mayo 24 June
Foreign Affairs Committee backs UK post-study work visa call MPs’ report on UK-India relations also says ‘leading universities’ should be allowed to issue visas direct to ‘the best’ Indian students By John Morgan 24 June
REF: 15% of academics in survey ‘made to change research focus’ Nearly one in five respondents to four-campus study said they feared role change if they underperformed By Rachael Pells 24 June
Journal articles ‘should cost ?300 to?publish’ Calculation by open access campaigners questions supposedly unnecessary spending by publishers on lobbying, marketing and executive pay By David Matthews 24 June
ETH apologises for postdoc job advert demanding ‘Nature paper’ Swiss university has signed San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, which says academics should not be judged on the journals they publish in By Nick Mayo 24 June
UK campus will teach China to open education to world, says dean Wen Hai, head of Peking University HSBC Business School’s Oxford outpost, says venture will help foster collaboration between Britain and China By Rachael Pells 22 June
Cambridge’s Trinity faces union boycott after confirming USS exit Academics may be asked not to apply for jobs, give lectures or conduct external examining at Trinity By Nick Mayo 21 June