Transgender disputes threaten to split university unions Gender critical theory and harassment move up agenda as major battles over pay and pensions loom By Jack Grove 6 January
UK ‘missing out on talent’ as eastern European enrolment plummets Figures suggest just a tenth of previous entrant numbers from some countries got a study visa By Simon Baker 6 January
Hepi: ‘first-generation student’ tag unhelpful for admissions Appealing narrative attached to ‘first-in-family’ students may obscure the actual extent of their social disadvantage, says researcher By Jack Grove 6 January
New UK rules on international research partnerships now in force Legislation gives Westminster government power to block or impose conditions on acquisition of intellectual property in 17 areas By Chris Havergal 5 January
Bespoke robot-written exams to curb student cheating Creating unique datasets for online exams preferable to ‘naive’ honour codes or faulty online surveillance, experts say By Jack Grove 5 January
Macron’s pan-European academy ‘welcome but needs work’ French president seeks to rejuvenate thinking about common continental identity By Ben Upton 5 January
Tackle precarity or lose ‘sense of community’, says v-c Cara Aitchison says UK universities should prioritise concerns like precarity, gender pay gap and ‘compassion for deep tired’ staff By Simon Baker 4 January
Rianne Letschert: radically altering how academics are assessed The Maastricht University president and rector is shifting the emphasis away from only research, despite pushback from Nobel laureate By Rosa Ellis 4 January
Frost’s departure offers hope of thaw in Horizon Europe impasse But experts warn there is little hope of progress while relations remain in ‘freezer’ By Ben Upton 3 January
New Year Honours 2022: damehoods for pioneering female leaders Julie Lydon and Sarah Springman recognised alongside vice-chancellors, UUK chief executive and former UCU leader By Pola Lem 31 December
Mediterranean take on the metaverse scores first with master’s Cypriot university to launch degree focusing on Zuckerberg-backed virtual worlds By Andrea Busfield 31 December
Think global, pitch national, pivot local UK higher education is in robust shape, but it must be willing to build multiple bridges in 2022, says David Bell By David Bell 31 December
