UCU staff hold ‘last resort’ strike ballot over union cuts Decision to reduce resources for postgraduate rights campaign goes against wishes of members, Unite says By Patrick Jack 11 September
Swap authorship for ‘movie credits’ approach, academics suggest Listing all contributors would avoid damaging rows and properly reflect work of scholars, says elite European university group By Jack Grove 11 September
Care leaver university entry-gap ‘would take 100 years to close’ Just 0.4 per cent of student populations at elite universities have experienced being in care, finds new report By Patrick Jack 10 September
Albania’s HE reforms are more about political control than modernisation Rationalising resources is the official reason for proposed mergers, but Albanian history suggests a darker motive, says Arjan Shahini By Arjan Shahini 9 September
Raac: UEA moves students out of Ziggurats over concrete fears Discovery adds to multimillion-pound repair bill on brutalist campus and comes as managers battle spiralling deficit By Chris Havergal 8 September
Under-desk heat sensors track staff at Norwegian institute Initiative intended to check office requirements redesigned after privacy panic By Ben Upton 8 September
Raac closures and disruption ‘worst case scenario’ as term begins Urgent inspections of university estates after government warnings complicated by scale of buildings involved, and shortages of expertise By Tom Williams 8 September
Undercover with the female influencers of the American far right Researcher disturbed by how easy it was to get sucked into lives of women who serve up beauty advice alongside racial hatred By Matthew Reisz 8 September
UUK conference: HE strikes are ‘lose lose lose’, says Burnham Greater Manchester mayor urges sector to get ready to show next government it can ‘kick-start regional growth’ By John Morgan 7 September
UK universities ‘vulnerable’ to money laundering New research finds 20 per cent of universities still accepting cash for tuition fees and accommodation costs, despite risks posed by criminal gangs By Patrick Jack 7 September
UUK conference: Blunkett urges Labour funding commission Labour should push for cross-party review but take lead if Tories unwilling to ‘put needs of UK first’, says former education secretary By John Morgan 7 September
UUK conference: Universities face ‘managed decline’, Halfon told Higher education minister given direct warning at UUK conference, where Labour pledges to create ‘more sustainable system’ By John Morgan 7 September
