Ethnicity grant-awarding gap widens with age for EPSRC applicants Study finds evidence of 鈥榤odest鈥� bias among reviewers covering race and gender By Jack Grove 6 March
Graduate recruiters 鈥榝ilter out鈥� poorer and minority applicants UCL research potentially has significant implications for universities rated on post-study employment outcomes By Juliette Rowsell 6 March
Growing diversity helping to drive 鈥榮wing鈥� to science degrees Politicians pushing STEM courses 鈥榳ould be well advised to acknowledge that at present student demand is doing their work for them鈥�, says Hepi report By Chris Havergal 6 March
Kingston axes philosophy centre in humanities department shutdown Staff and students fight to save famed unit, transferred from Middlesex University in 2010 By Jack Grove 6 March
Overseas master鈥檚 enrolments down 17 per cent, universities say Total international enrolments down 11 per cent despite increases at undergraduate and doctoral levels, according to Heses survey By Patrick Jack 6 March
More students from war zones enrol on UK university courses British Council report raises concerns about unequal relationships and brain drain By Helen Packer 5 March
One-word university ratings are fool鈥檚 gold Rather than designating England鈥檚 universities gold, silver or bronze the TEF should promote deeper understanding of teaching quality, says Steve Briggs By Steve Briggs 5 March
Government bailouts a 鈥榤oral hazard鈥� for universities, says Peck Most institutions in trouble can find balance between income and expenditure on their own, according to prospective new OfS chair By Tom Williams 4 March
Elon Musk survives Royal Society expulsion bid Meeting over revoking fellowship of Tesla and SpaceX boss proves inconclusive, although academy promises to consider 鈥榩otential further actions鈥� By Jack Grove 4 March
University bailouts needed as 5,000 jobs axed, UCU tells Labour Union says Westminster must follow devolved administrations in offering additional funding amid mounting bloodletting By Juliette Rowsell 4 March
End of Nottingham鈥檚 expansive era leaves new v-c taking stock Jane Norman eyes more focused approach for university after decades of rapid growth, with new financial paradigm forcing 鈥榟ard conversations鈥� By Tom Williams 4 March
Open-source investigation courses target 鈥榗risis in democracy鈥� News website Bellingcat co-creates module in partnership with University of Nottingham By Patrick Jack 4 March