Warning over ¡®underfunding¡¯ of Dutch universities Despite bachelor¡¯s graduates rising by a third since 2009, funding has barely risen faster than inflation By David Matthews 8 September
UK wins more ERC starting grants after vote for Brexit Fears that referendum result could put off applicants have been unfounded - at least for this type of grant By David Matthews 8 September
Teaching excellence framework changes ¡®will boost Russell Group¡¯ Use of new graduate earnings data further undermines validity of exercise, critics warn By John Morgan 8 September
UK¡¯s position paper on post-Brexit science aims for ¡®impossible¡¯ Aim for UK-EU research agreement ignores ¡®decisive¡¯ role of immigration system, argues Leru secretary general By John Morgan 7 September
Jo Johnson: grade inflation 'ripping through' English sector Minister outlines plans for TEF and new regulator to tackle problem By John Morgan 7 September
Jo Johnson threatens English v-cs with OfS fines over pay Minister to set out plans for new regulator to ¡®use its powers¡¯ on senior pay in UUK speech By John Morgan 7 September
Russell Group chair hits back at ¡®noise¡¯ of university attacks Glasgow vice-chancellor Sir Anton Muscatelli defends ¡®cost-efficient¡¯ sector driving UK growth By Jack Grove 7 September
¡®Predatory¡¯ journals: the situation is urgent, so why don¡¯t we fight back? The solutions to the predatory publishing problem are known, we just need to implement them, say Larissa Shamseer and David Moher By Larissa Shamseer 6 September
THE podcast: World Academic Summit 2017 review The THE team select their highlights from the 2017 World Academic Summit 6 September
CBI calls for UK universities¡¯ EU research links to be protected Carolyn Fairbairn¡¯s UUK speech will also criticise Labour¡¯s plans to abolish tuition fees in England By John Morgan 6 September
World Academic Summit: How universities can shape their cities Improvement districts and policy innovation via research among international examples of civic missions, summit hears By John Morgan 5 September
World Academic Summit: Middle-class 'arms race' thwarts widening access Universities face new diversity challenge as middle-class parents push to secure places for children at top institutions, says former University of Warwick boss By Jack Grove 5 September
