Michelle Donelan to lead new science department in UK government Prime minister shakes up structures within government as well as ministerial team By John Morgan 7 February
Brussels threatens Italy over failure to end lettori dispute European Commission warns of further legal action after Italian universities refuse to offer back pay to unjustly treated foreign lecturers By Jack Grove 7 February
Karen Holford on how a degree apprenticeship was the first step to becoming a v-c In National Apprenticeship Week, we talk to the vice-chancellor who kicked off a stellar career with an apprenticeship By Rosa Ellis 7 February
Ucas applicants to be shown apprenticeships alongside degrees UK higher education admissions service moves to put vocational routes into careers on an ‘equal footing’ with traditional options By Tom Williams 6 February
Nine out of 10 students get first or 2:1 at leading universities Most students got a higher-class degree at every major institution in 2021-22, data show By Patrick Jack 6 February
More fluid routes between academia and industry would boost innovation Better alignment of pay and benefits, working cultures and expectations will clear the way for research to have impact, say nine Future Leaders fellows By Laura Carter 6 February
The website aiming to bring greater transparency to spin-outs Analysis of the database suggests UK universities take greater equity in spin-outs than others in Europe By Patrick Jack 5 February
NMITE seeks to tempt dissatisfied students by paying housing costs Recently launched provider spends big in attempt to drive ‘exponential growth’ in student numbers By Tom Williams 5 February
The UK cannot afford to cut the M from STEM Rishi Sunak's plan for mathematics to age 18 would come too late to save many university departments, says Ulrike Tillmann By Ulrike Tillmann 5 February
German university set to drop Kaiser name after review Westphalian Wilhelms University Münster set to become the University of Münster By Ben Upton 4 February
Number of UK academics employed on zero-hours contracts rises Female academics are more likely to be employed on zero-hours contracts than male colleagues By Patrick Jack 3 February
Speaking Russian banned at leading Ukrainian university NaUKMA head defends dropping ‘language of aggressor’, despite concerns over freedom of expression By Pola Lem 3 February
