TEF results 2018: re-entry gamble pays off for many universities Universities of Liverpool and Southampton among those to improve their ratings By Anna McKie 6 June
New rules on UK vice-chancellors’ pay ‘woefully inadequate’ Committee of University Chairs guidelines say leaders should not be involved in setting their own pay and should be required to justify their salaries By Chris Havergal 6 June
Bentley-driving vice-chancellor pockets ?66K pay rise Bolton head’s pay rose by almost 30 per cent despite ministers’ calls for salary restraint By Jack Grove 6 June
Fifth of European Research Council grants lead to ‘breakthrough’ Interdisciplinary and risky projects in particular led to projects that made big strides in understanding, evaluators say By David Matthews 5 June
Warwick hopes to be one of Macron’s European university networks Institution hopes to win funding under European Commission project, despite Brexit By Anna McKie 5 June
Women perceive disadvantage in competition for leadership roles Seventy-two per cent of women working in UK universities believe men are at an advantage when pursuing top jobs, Advance HE survey says By Jack Grove 5 June
Sajid Javid urged to change UK overseas student policy ‘urgently’ Review of international students in net migration target must be priority of home secretary’s ‘fresh look’ at immigration policy, say sector leaders By Ellie Bothwell 4 June
Top researchers don’t make better teachers, study finds Dutch study finds students do not get better grades if they are taught by leading scholars By Anna McKie 2 June
Sally Hunt clings on as UCU leader after congress curtailed Staff refuse to allow delegates to consider motion calling for general secretary’s resignation By Chris Havergal 1 June
Erasmus+ exchange programme set to open to all countries in 2021 European Commission proposal means the UK will be able to seek an agreement to participate post-Brexit By Ellie Bothwell 31 May
Public trust ‘key’ to Irish universities’ funding battle Head of Higher Education Authority acknowledges ‘political appetite’ for organisation to take on stronger regulatory responsibilities By Ellie Bothwell 31 May
Automatic job applications could help gender balance, says study Gender gap at professorial level is largely down to fewer women applying, so default application system could be a solution, researcher suggests By David Matthews 31 May
