Davos 2018: top universities ‘boost innovation more than nations’ 91茄子 data analysis in partnership with Elsevier highlights economic impact of world’s leading institutions By Simon Baker 25 January
Settlement university law set to stoke Israel boycotts New legislation would bring higher education institutions in the West Bank under Israeli law By Ellie Bothwell 25 January
Cherie Blair: tuition fees debate should focus on access The leading lawyer and wife of the former British prime minister on why she applied to the LSE over Oxbridge, tuition fees and the importance of international students By Jack Grove 25 January
EU students’ eligibility for Danish loans faces fresh opposition Denmark is not receiving repayments from 40 per cent of EU loan recipients from 2016 By Ellie Bothwell 24 January
UK and Egypt sign branch campus agreement Egypt hopes UK outposts will support its internationalisation strategy and labour market demands By Ellie Bothwell 24 January
V-c: ‘muddle-headed’ fee cuts would wreck ‘progressive’ system Aston University head warns mooted cuts to tuition fees in England will only benefit wealthiest graduates By Jack Grove 24 January
Academics fear loss of sector research under OfS regime Unclear whether new regulator will maintain programme that informs English higher education policy By Holly Else 24 January
Female academics told image more important than quality of work Programme aimed at empowering women, used in more than 35 universities, ‘unfit for an academic institution’ By Sophie Inge 24 January
Want your students to think creatively? Teach them at lunchtime Experiment finds groups of students came up with twice as many ideas in classes around midday By Chris Havergal 24 January
Strikes on as USS talks fail to end pensions dispute Walkouts at 61 universities set to go ahead as chair’s casting vote backs UUK reforms By Sophie Inge 23 January
NHS crisis puts nurse training efforts in spotlight Loss of bursaries is not only cause of dramatic fall in applications for UK nursing courses, say university leaders By Rachael Pells 22 January
Interdisciplinarity and global view ‘priorities for humanities’ Scholars in English and other disciplines need to engage with big challenges facing planet, conference hears By Matthew Reisz 20 January
