¡®I understand anger over v-c pay¡¯, says new Cambridge head Institution¡¯s Canadian leader tackles executive remuneration, Brexit and diversifying the university¡¯s student intake in THE interview By Jack Grove 12 October
Athena SWAN funding link under scrutiny in discrimination row Female lecturers allegedly under pressure to settle legal action after university¡¯s equality charter application rejected By Ellie Bothwell 12 October
University of Montreal seeks French students rejected at home Canadian institution targeting thousands of French applicants who fail to gain place at home By Ellie Bothwell 11 October
Publishers vs ResearchGate: an academic¡¯s view Billy Hunter responds as publishers seek the removal of millions of papers from ResearchGate By Billy Hunter 10 October
V-c turned minister targets France¡¯s student retention crisis Fr¨¦d¨¦rique Vidal determined to confront problems ¡®sidestepped¡¯ by career-minded politicians By Jack Grove 10 October
Catalan independence ¡®a chance to shake up universities¡¯ Education minister sees break from Spain as a path to more ¡®competition and excellence¡¯ in hiring, firing and leadership By David Matthews 10 October
Name change for England¡¯s TEF reflects ¡®student outcomes¡¯ shift ¡®Teaching excellence and student outcomes framework¡¯ switch follows new metrics By John Morgan 9 October
Video: the future of world-class research Panel debate from the 2017 THE World Academic Summit 9 October
Oxford v-c targets overhaul of ¡®sclerotic¡¯ administration Louise Richardson says concentration of functions at college and departmental level creates ¡®great deal of duplication¡¯ By Chris Havergal 9 October
Subject cost data add fuel to England's variable fees debate Analysis of departmental spending suggests there is a large gulf in costs between some disciplines By Simon Baker 5 October
Career advice: how to write a PhD proposal Pragya Agarwal considers what aspiring doctoral students can do to make their application stand out from the rest By Pragya Agarwal 5 October
BPP shuts dental course as regulator raises safety concerns Students on course forced to find alternative programmes, as government plans to open English sector further to new providers By John Morgan 5 October
