鈥楿nethical鈥�: ministers sit on LGBTQ research for five years Preventing publication of two major taxpayer-funded studies into bullying and homelessness is wrong, say academics left in limbo By Jack Grove 19 June
Record 拢1.3 million severance pay for English sector leaders Private providers make biggest payouts to departing principals By Patrick Jack 19 June
Women 鈥榯ake 15 years more than men鈥� to become professors Analysis of Russell Group data says female researchers are more likely to stay at lower pay grades or to leave the sector By Patrick Jack 19 June
Russian professor jailed in Estonia on espionage charges Viacheslav Morozov, former professor at the University of Tartu, convicted of 鈥榓ctivities in the interests of a foreign security service鈥� By Emily Dixon 18 June
Top bureaucrat sacked over Gaza academic freedom controversy State secretary Sabine D枚ring dismissed after German Education Ministry investigated potential funding cut for academics supporting student protesters By Emily Dixon 18 June
UK learned societies blast REF open access proposals for books British Academy urges Research Excellence Framework leaders to pause open access plans as sector bodies highlight 鈥榗rushing costs鈥� By Jack Grove 18 June
University staff overwhelmingly back Labour 鈥� with reservations Sir Keir Starmer鈥檚 party receives overwhelming backing in 色盒直播 poll, despite concerns its vision for the sector lacks detail By Tom Williams 18 June
Paris-Saclay crisis exposes cracks in mega-university project Varying degrees of autonomy among constituent institutions has resulted in discontent, insiders say By Emily Dixon 18 June
Reform UK pledges undergraduate restrictions and visa changes Nigel Farage鈥檚 party says 鈥榯oo many courses are simply not good enough鈥� as it outlines pledges for general election By Tom Williams 17 June
Staff at Nature journals ready for strike this week over pay Editors and production staff say final offer is insufficient given recent inflation rises and publisher鈥檚 profits By Jack Grove 17 June
Put voter registration in student inductions, universities told Report says higher education institutions should do more to foster 鈥榣ifelong active citizens鈥� By Patrick Jack 17 June
Academics despair as ChatGPT-written essays swamp marking season 鈥業t鈥檚 not a machine for cheating; it鈥檚 a machine for producing crap,鈥� says one professor infuriated by rise of bland scripts By Jack Grove 17 June