Students play managers in 鈥榤eaningless鈥� business school research Leading professor blames pressure to publish and lack of access to chief executives By Anna McKie 18 September
UK universities losing ground on employability to rest of Europe First data from graduate employability survey suggest surge in reputation for continental institutions By Simon Baker 18 September
Looking for the smoking gun: the academics taking on Big Tobacco Bath researchers seek to combine scholarly rigour with campaigning zeal By Matthew Reisz 18 September
UK clarifies post-study work visa eligibility after 鈥榗onfusion鈥� Visa route on offer for those 鈥榞raduating in the summer of 2021 and after鈥�, but Indian students concerned by announcement鈥檚 ambiguity By John Morgan 17 September
Students 鈥榓fraid鈥� to use university mental health services Nearly one in five first-year UK undergraduates tell Unite Students survey that they have a mental health condition By Anna McKie 17 September
Netherlands universities 鈥榤ust improve鈥� foreign students鈥� Dutch Proposed new law not as tough as some feared 鈥� but critics argue focus on Dutch ignores benefits of studying in English By David Matthews 17 September
UK universities stockpiling in聽case of no-deal Brexit UUK survey of institutions suggest most feel prepared but student recruitment and staff retention already being hit By Simon Baker 16 September
Lib Dems 鈥榤oving towards鈥� graduate tax policy for England But Layla Moran says party unlikely to finalise HE stance before next election 鈥� when it could secure pivotal role in event of hung Parliament By John Morgan 16 September
Sexual harassment in Ukrainian universities must be tackled Free of Communist-era secretiveness, the new president might be willing to tackle abuses of power on campus, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 16 September
King鈥檚 school aims to 鈥榰pskill鈥� civil servants around the world International School for Government chaired by former Australian foreign minister and launched by former UK prime minister Tony Blair By John Morgan 15 September
Switch to English 鈥榬isks social relevance鈥� of European humanities There have been big declines in the proportion of humanities and social science papers published in Norwegian, conference told By David Matthews 14 September
Conflict researchers fear loss of influence from rise of populism Researchers need to find more indirect ways of promoting peace in an age of nationalism, conference hears By Matthew Reisz 14 September