Don’t call me a ‘Black academic’ Divisive discrimination in favour of an Americanised, catch-all category that favours some cultures over others is not what UK HE needs, says Aymen Idris By Aymen Idris 18 January
UCU confirms first strike date as pay offer rejected Meeting between unions and employers ends with no new proposed wage increase presented By Tom Williams 17 January
Johnson: fight ‘false narratives’ about international students Former universities minister warns that UK’s political consensus over benefits provided by students from overseas is ‘weakening’ By Patrick Jack 17 January
Number of EU academics working in the UK drops again Hesa data also reveal proportion of black professors remains at ‘appallingly low’ levels By Patrick Jack 17 January
Backing for union’s ‘middle way’ on strikes as pay ‘crunch’ nears Union may have united membership again but 18 days of strikes could lead to support ‘withering away’, commentators suggest By Tom Williams 17 January
New medical schools ‘ready’ to accept UK students if cap lifted Deans warn of ‘wasted opportunity’ as Westminster government rules restrict intakes to international students only By Tom Williams 17 January
Sector leaders urge inquiry into Office for Students’ performance Concerns over regulator’s independence and sweeping new powers necessitates parliamentary investigation, letter to Robin Walker states By Tom Williams 16 January
Universities condemn ‘shameful’ 13 per cent hike in OfS fees Ministers accused of adding bureaucracy then ‘putting the costs on universities’ with planned rise while cutting student support in real terms By John Morgan 16 January
Birmingham sends Eastwood off with ?190K bonus as v-c pay rises Average leader’s remuneration stood at ?308,000 last year, according to analysis of 118 university accounts By Patrick Jack 16 January
The Office for Students needs to tighten its belt, too Reports of a 13 per cent rise in registration fees is unjustifiable in the current economic environment, says Stephen Marston By Stephen Marston 16 January
More parenting means less research productivity But having a fellow academic as a partner helps, major study finds By Patrick Jack 15 January
New TEF ‘will capture diversity of excellence’ in English HE As deadline for submissions approaches, OfS outlines how revamped exercise will benefit sector By Tom Williams 13 January
