One in five London universities fails to break even Falling student enrolments and restructuring costs blamed for operating deficits at many universities in the UK capital By Jack Grove 22 January
Crowdfunding offers promise for women and junior academics Study’s authors suggest women are better able to communicate the value of science to score public donations By Rachael Pells 22 January
Universities urged to rethink support for stammerers Unhelpful advice often based upon myths, says consultant By Matthew Reisz 22 January
TEF metric on graduate earnings ‘reflects distance from London’ Data for English universities seem to show government metric based on salaries is skewed by location By Simon Baker 21 January
Returns for educating students offshore ‘derisory’, says study Researcher finds that impressive enrolment numbers conceal the tiny profit margins earned by UK universities operating abroad By Jack Grove 21 January
Journal editor hopes mass walkout quickens open access progress Board of Journal of Informetrics plans to launch a rival title By Rachael Pells 19 January
Germans fear UK exclusion from Macron’s ‘European universities’ Cutting the UK out of transnational networks will only accelerate post-Brexit isolation, say rectors in Berlin By David Matthews 18 January
UK HE must stay strong in the face of a ‘no deal’ Brexit Brexit is an opportunity for universities to show what they do best: support the economy, bridge international divides and drive innovation, says Smita Jamdar By Smita Jamdar 18 January
Publishers ‘taking funders for a ride’ with mirror journals Duplicate titles are being set up to get around new open-access requirements, European Commission’s envoy warns By David Matthews 18 January
Oxford blocks Huawei contracts amid security concerns University spokesman says decision also covers donations but does not affect ongoing partnerships By Chris Havergal 17 January
Germany signs open access publishing deal with Wiley Country moves away from subscriptions and towards ‘publish and read’ model By David Matthews 17 January
Share of UK students getting a first goes up again Latest Hesa data also reveal that part-time enrolments are now below 500,000 By Simon Baker 17 January