Research funders urged to extend deadlines as strikes continue Staff at 65 UK higher education institutions are entering their fourth week of strike action By Sophie Inge 12 March
Gyimah: subject-level TEF will expose degrees ‘lagging behind’ Minister says universities ‘will no longer be able to hide if their teaching quality is not up to the world-class standard that we expect’ By Chris Havergal 12 March
UK and Australia seek to ‘turbocharge’ higher education links Brexit has provided the ‘stimulation’ for higher education institutions in the two countries to ramp up their relationship By John Ross 11 March
German coalition to boost university funds, with strings attached Universities anticipate much greater scrutiny of teaching outcomes, potentially even ‘peer review’ of lectures By David Matthews 11 March
Italian party’s loss ‘shows limits of science advocacy politics’ Pro-science party failed to make inroads against populist movements By David Matthews 10 March
Labelling universities ‘toxic’ for mental health ‘is harmful’ Leading psychiatrist Sir Simon Wessely raises concern about ‘over-professionalisation and over-medicalisation of normal emotions’ By Sophie Inge 9 March
Union threatens 14 more days of strike action in pensions dispute Further walkouts would target exam period between April and June By Sophie Inge 8 March
UK cannot be net beneficiary from research post-Brexit, say MEPs Disappointment after European Parliament, which must ratify Brexit deal, strikes tougher than hoped for line against the UK By David Matthews 8 March
Mandatory PhD policies lead to boom in academics with doctorates Latest Hesa data reveal big jump in staff with a doctorate, although numbers remain static at some institutions By Simon Baker 8 March
UCL apologises for media director’s campus meeting rant Charles Hymas said meeting over new campus was ‘more akin to a Roman amphitheatre where any slave felt to be worshipping the God Mammon was going to be bayed down’ By Jack Grove 8 March
Career advice: how to transition from PhD student to senior lecturer Publish before your viva, distinguish opportunities from time-drains and have a strong online profile, says Helen Coleman By Helen Coleman 8 March
Elizabeth Kiss: moral education should be at the heart of university life The next warden of Rhodes House on growing up in a family of political refugees and why universities must prepare graduates to be good citizens By Ellie Bothwell 8 March
