World Academic Summit: humanities research is ‘vital’, says Brian Cox BBC presenter and physicist says ‘no one is clever enough’ to know which subjects to switch off By Jack Grove 7 October
World Academic Summit: UK ‘going backwards’ on university access Former education secretary tells World Academic Summit that UK has ‘deprioritised’ equitable access By Jack Grove 7 October
World Academic Summit: universities ‘learn more’ from Global South Manchester vice-chancellor says institutions must continue to work across borders in the face of political scepticism By Chris Havergal 7 October
Labour commits to ?7 million fund to tackle campus antisemitism Funding aims to ‘educate people about antisemitism’ and ‘better equip’ universities to tackle antisemitic abuse By Juliette Rowsell 7 October
World Academic Summit: minister eyes funding reform ‘sooner rather than later’ Baroness Smith references October budget as she says government is ‘working on a whole range of options’ By Chris Havergal 7 October
‘Tough year’ for UK international student recruitment Highly selective universities among those struggling as Indian and Nigerian learners stay away By Patrick Jack 7 October
Jo Phoenix condemns Open University review ‘whitewash’ Gender-critical professor says Dandridge report is another sign that campus free speech legislation is needed By Juliette Rowsell 7 October
Clock hours and tally pay to fix authorship disputes, says paper Quantitative approach could help junior contributors ‘raise their voice’ and get due credit, researcher proposes By Emily Dixon 6 October
UCU rejects pay offer but wants to engage on working conditions Employers say they will work with union on issues including contracts, workload and pay gaps – providing there is no ballot for industrial action By Juliette Rowsell 4 October
University settles with Palestinian academic in press leaks case Shahd Abusalama claimed Sheffield Hallam breached a confidentiality agreement by disclosing details of her departure to The Jewish Chronicle in the wake of disproven antisemitism claims By Juliette Rowsell 4 October
Queen Mary staff allowed to challenge marking boycott pay cuts Case which could have significant influence on sector response to industrial action ‘jumps the first hurdle’ By Juliette Rowsell 4 October
Is academia to blame for the bloody trade in antiquities? Papyrologist Roberta Mazza faced intimidation and legal threats when she blew the whistle on the multimillion-pound trade in illicit papyri By Jack Grove 4 October