91茄子 Awards 2019: shortlist announced Nearly 80 institutions nominated across 23 categories in bigger-than-ever sector celebration By 91茄子 reporters 5 September
Augar’s English fee plans fail to make spending review Chancellor’s omission of any mention of post-18 review cements impression that plans for fee cut are dead By John Morgan 4 September
USS pension changes ‘leave typical academics ?240K worse off’ Average members set to get ?18,200 a year in retirement under latest changes, compared with ?23,800 under pre-2011 scheme By Nick Mayo 4 September
Catching the exam cheats Exam invigilator Helen Soteriou reveals the elaborate schemes devised by students seeking to cheat on their tests By Helen Soteriou 4 September
EU laws on stem cell research ‘more exposed’ post-Brexit UK’s exit removes a ‘powerful brake’ against extreme ideas at a time of increased lobbying, say experts By Ellie Bothwell 4 September
Chinese students in UK ‘manipulated’ by embassy, MPs told Committee hears claim that director of research centre lost job in row over funding from foreign state By John Morgan 3 September
Jo Johnson under pressure over Brexit after prorogation move Universities minister ‘needs to come out and say what he thinks’, says one vice-chancellor By Anna McKie 3 September
Regulator under fire as providers await registration decisions Institutions without place on Office for Students’ list unable to confirm loan eligibility for new recruits By Anna McKie 3 September
Teaching students in English is damaging their education A bold policy to internationalise Turkey’s universities by teaching in English should be abandoned, says Sinan Bayraktaro?lu By Sinan Bayraktaro?lu 2 September
After NUS cuts, will the student voice still be heard in the UK? Number of sabbatical officers cut from 19 to seven, and permanent workforce halved, in response to ?3 million deficit By Jason Murugesu 31 August
USS pensions: v-cs drop request for two-year strike moratorium UUK proposal calls for next month’s ballot to be cancelled in return for a 0.5 per cent increase in employer contributions to Universities Superannuation Scheme By Ellie Bothwell 30 August
Student ethnicity and class data ‘hardly monitored’ in Europe With no good data, continental European universities cannot monitor if widening access policies are working By David Matthews 30 August