Unite calls 24-hour strike at three Scottish universities Cleaners, security guards and technicians to walk out after unions reject below-inflation pay rise By Tom Williams 7 April
Student loan interest rates capped at 6 per cent over Iran war Maximum interest rate to be limited as Westminster government continues to look at wider reforms to controversial student finance system By Helen Packer 7 April
UK job cuts hit English and modern languages staff hardest 鈥榁icious cycle鈥� of course closures means system 鈥榞radually losing breadth and depth of expertise鈥� By Patrick Jack 7 April
Tackle 鈥楢I slop鈥� in education research 鈥榦r lose teacher trust鈥� Teacher-turned-sleuth Stephen Vainker warns rise of chatbot language in journals will further erode school confidence in education faculties By Jack Grove 7 April
The UK needs a big debate on the sustainability of TPS for post-92s Northumbria鈥檚 move to encourage staff on to USS is not about saving costs. It will allow pay to keep up with other research-intensives, says Andy Long By Andy Long 7 April
Junior academics 鈥榰nder-represented in university governance鈥� Female early career scholars found to be 鈥榣argely absent鈥� from higher-level governance structures in many European countries By Seher Asaf 4 April
Students feel 鈥榤isled鈥� after being forced to pay back loans 鈥榃eekend-only鈥� learners signed contracts in good faith before being suddenly told to repay money through no fault of their own, says NUS head By Helen Packer 3 April
Innovation model questioned after collapse of 鈥榝raud-hit鈥� network Universities set to miss out on promised funding after EU fraud office finds 鈥榠rregularities鈥� at body that supports HE-business collaborations By Seher Asaf 2 April
Scholars urge BBC to rethink changes to archive access Historians say their ability to study material held in 鈥榤other lode of all 20th-century archives鈥� diminished by long suspension of vetting requests By Matthew Reisz 2 April
Diplomatic ties 鈥榣ikely to spare other countries鈥� from visa brake Increase in visa refusals expected to be used as primary method for addressing asylum concerns for politically important nations By Helen Packer 2 April
鈥榃e鈥檙e still fighting鈥�: Georgian academics battle drastic reforms Decades-old programmes among those being lost under new system that prioritises each institution鈥檚 traditional strengths By Seher Asaf 2 April
Why I鈥檓 applying to be Buckingham vice-chancellor again A precipitous fall in the university鈥檚 performance can only be rectified by a restoration of academic governance, says Terence Kealey By Terence Kealey 2 April