Student finance reforms raise questions over sector funding and TEF Theresa May¡¯s goal of achieving fee differentiation steps into ¡®minefield¡¯, sector figures warn By John Morgan 2 October
How to be happy: a neuroscientist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By Morten Kringelbach 2 October
New Cambridge v-c calls for global agenda in 'age of anxiety' Stephen Toope says universities must continue to work across borders even as societies become more inward looking By Chris Havergal 2 October
Opportunity and risk for Catalan research in independence debate Breaking free from Madrid may reduce bureaucracy for universities, but could endanger funding By Holly Else 2 October
Conservative conference 2017: a ¡®review¡¯ or tweaks to status quo? John Morgan looks at Theresa May¡¯s plans for reforms to England's system By John Morgan 1 October
Graduate employment tracking set to be rolled out across Europe Commission wants more comparable data on the jobs students go into, and how well their degrees prepared them By Jack Grove 1 October
UK urged to set 70 per cent higher education participation target Nick Hillman makes call in book that aims to influence Conservative policy By John Morgan 30 September
Credit rating downgrade highlights risks for UK universities Leeds, Southampton and Manchester among institutions downgraded by Moody's, but Cambridge keeps triple-A rating By John Morgan 29 September
Chief science adviser attacks academic ¡®arrogance¡¯ on policy Sir Peter Gluckman, who advises New Zealand¡¯s prime minister, cautions scientists against overreach By David Matthews 29 September
Want to be a successful academic? It¡¯s all about getting published Publishing is part of the academic game, says Mike Smith, so you¡¯d better get good at it By Mike Smith 28 September
Seven lecturers arrested in Italian anti-corruption probe Move comes after country¡¯s top anti-corruption chief turns attention to Italy¡¯s universities By David Matthews 27 September
Student mobility may aid ¡®democratic development¡¯ in home nations Greater democratic development in post-Soviet nations when students head for EU rather than Russia, study finds By Ellie Bothwell 27 September
