Ten UK universities create reproducibility-focused senior roles Initiative to tackle issues around openness and poor incentive culture in science gains vital ‘middle’ layer in fight to boost research quality By Simon Baker 13 December
The Conservatives should pursue bold HE plans with measured ambition The new government should work side by side with the sector to make significant improvements to admissions and course quality, says Graeme Atherton By Graeme Atherton 13 December
Team science prioritised in UK chemistry awards shake-up Technicians and teachers will also receive more awards under learned society’s plan to ‘reflect how science is carried out today’ By Jack Grove 13 December
Elite universities ‘will need 100 years’ to hit OfS access goals Expansion of places and radical changes to admissions required or England’s most selective universities may face regulator’s penalties, analysis suggests By Anna McKie 12 December
New network to teach universities how to invest ethically Initiative aims to expand the debate about endowments beyond divestment to wider social responsibilities By Anna McKie 12 December
Funding PhDs for four years ‘being considered’ by UK council Economic and Social Research Council may provide four years of PhD funding amid concerns over stress caused by three-year model By Jack Grove 12 December
Exeter picks Leeds deputy as next v-c Lisa Roberts to succeed Sir Steve Smith next September By Chris Havergal 12 December
Whoever wins the election, English student number controls are set to?return Political, economic and demographic considerations all suggest that the demand-driven system won’t endure, says Nick Hillman By Nick Hillman 12 December
Teesside says staff must apply for permission to work off-campus Email also says staff should not work from home for general reasons for more than one or two days per semester By Anna McKie 11 December
London university replaces chair of governors after review Independent process ‘found several areas in which we will need to improve our board of governors’ processes’, says UEL By Jack Grove 10 December
UK public back skills over salary for post-Brexit immigration rules Universities UK poll shows Britons value skills rather than income level when it comes to immigration By Jack Grove 10 December
Gary Younge seeks to say ‘bigger things’ with switch to academia Guardian editor-at-large turned Manchester sociology professor discusses how UK universities are in an ‘analogous crisis’ to journalism on race By John Morgan 9 December
