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
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
Female leadership moves backwards in world¡¯s top universities Analysis of THE World University Rankings data shows number of women leading highest-ranking institutions has waned By Ellie Bothwell 8 March
Academics asked to check visas of international visitors Concern about scholars being ¡®put in a position of proxy border guards¡¯ By Sophie Inge 8 March
Pensions strike ¡®poisons relations¡¯ on UK campuses USS dispute has also revealed deep divides among vice-chancellors on way forward for the sector, experts say By Sophie Inge 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
