UKRI criticised for appointing all-white research council boards Just five out of 57 appointed members are from black or ethnic minority backgrounds By Rachael Pells 5 April
Interview with David Docherty The honorary fellow at the School of Advanced Study discusses business-university links, running marathons and his planned book about higher education By Matthew Reisz 5 April
Macron¡¯s European university networks must be flexible and innovative Rigid, top-down tie-ups will do nothing to foster quality or European identity, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 5 April
Rise in firsts and 2:1s highest among those with lowest A levels Data from one of last Hefce reports likely to throw down the gauntlet to new Office for Students on grade inflation By Simon Baker 5 April
Under-pressure UCU leader urges members to accept pensions deal Several University and College Union branches urge rejection of offer to set up expert panel By Sophie Inge 4 April
Max Planck head: UK must have ¡®will to develop Europe¡¯ Martin Stratmann warns Britain against utilitarian approach to future EU research programmes By David Matthews 4 April
Can Office for Students shake off rows and win over universities? Concerns over the independence and intentions of England¡¯s new higher education regulator as it becomes fully operational are unfounded, its chief executive insists By Jack Grove 3 April
¡®No one knows for sure¡¯: deficit at heart of USS dispute debated Four experts discuss the estimated shortfall that led to strike action at UK universities By Sophie Inge 3 April
Freedom of movement: politics expert joins Brexit dance project New work attempts to address aspects of politics difficult to capture in words By Matthew Reisz 30 March
Deal struck for Macron¡¯s first European university network Plans by France¡¯s president to establish a series of cross-border university networks are starting to become a reality By Jack Grove 29 March
Amsterdam to create new university quarter Project to begin later this year with construction of new library By Matthew Reisz 29 March
Open University v-c faces no-confidence vote Peter Horrocks faces backlash over claim that academics ¡®should be bloody well teaching¡¯ By Sophie Inge 29 March
