Performance management is performance mismanagement Research will suffer from the collapse of professional development into financially fixated assessments of 鈥榗apability鈥, say Gill Evans and Dorothy Bishop By Gill Evans 4 October
Birkbeck mulls withdrawing from domestic league tables University says its mission and nature of its students 鈥榤ake it difficult to climb much above 90鈥 in UK rankings By Ellie Bothwell 3 October
German Catholic abuse study raises questions over church control German academics have uncovered thousands of suspected abusers in a landmark project. But should they have had a freer hand? By David Matthews 3 October
Elite 鈥榗lub鈥 predicted to dominate UK-EU research post-Brexit Russell Group institutions dominate tie-ups announced since vote to leave bloc By Anna McKie 3 October
Muscatelli: no-deal Brexit would be 鈥榰nhinged self-sabotage鈥 Russell Group chair says politicians have 鈥榤oral obligation鈥 to stop UK crashing out of EU without an agreement By Chris Havergal 2 October
Conservative conference: Gyimah blasts 鈥榬ight on鈥 attitudes Universities minister continues campaign on campus free speech at Tory conference By John Morgan 2 October
Registration delays bring recruitment worries on English campuses Office for Students fails to meet schedule for latest tranche of register of providers amid concerns about approach By John Morgan 2 October
Conservative conference: ex-minister brands UUK visa plans 鈥榦bvious nonsense鈥 Lord Lilley describes post-study work visas as route to 鈥榤ass migration鈥, while v-c stresses universities鈥 ability to 鈥榩romote global Britain鈥 By John Morgan 1 October
Cambridge to raise 拢500 million for bursaries and student support University hopes funding will help widening participation goals By Anna McKie 1 October
Northampton powerhouse? New campus eyes urban rejuvenation Fresh facilities at new Waterside campus will transform fortunes of town, says vice-chancellor By Jack Grove 1 October
Berlin universities draw up city-level research strategy Germany鈥檚 multibillion-euro excellence initiative has encouraged competition, but it has also helped create a close-knit 鈥楤erlin University Alliance鈥 By David Matthews 1 October
Flashy gimmicks are no substitute for scholarship The US car industry shows why higher education deregulation is ultimately disastrous for product quality and consumer safety, says Jeff Frank By Jeff Frank 29 September