Jo Grady elected University and College Union general secretary Sheffield lecturer secures 64 per cent of vote in second round of counting By Nick Mayo 24 May
UK 鈥榝ailed to protect鈥� innocent students in cheating scandal Watchdog鈥檚 report finds evidence of widespread cheating but also says some falsely accused international students may have been removed By Anna McKie 24 May
External examiners 鈥榥eed more support on standards鈥� Conference on grade inflation told 鈥榮ystematic鈥� change is needed By Simon Baker 24 May
University staff 鈥榓t breaking point鈥� as counselling demand soars Hepi report ties increase to mounting workloads and performance management By Nick Mayo 23 May
London university develops 鈥業ndigenous-led鈥� teaching and research King鈥檚 College London moves opens debate over role of such knowledge in countries without significant Aboriginal populations By Matthew Reisz 23 May
Theology 鈥榓t risk of disappearing from UK universities鈥� British Academy report highlights falling student numbers and ageing academic workforce By Chris Havergal 23 May
The heat is on: female students perform better in warm exam rooms Experiment that saw students take tests in temperatures ranging from 16潞C to 33潞C finds men appear to score highest in the cold By Anna McKie 23 May
UK universities' EU-born staff do not live in a Brexit-proof bubble Colleagues鈥� failure to fully grasp the more hostile lived reality for EU nationals post-referendum is furthering alienation, says Jawiria Naseem By Jawiria Naseem 23 May
USS controversy 鈥榬aises likelihood of more pension strikes鈥� UK pension fund rocked by regulator鈥檚 concerns, whistleblower鈥檚 claims and potential departure of Cambridge college By Nick Mayo 22 May
Priyamvada Gopal: on the front line of Britain鈥檚 imperial past The literature expert on online abuse, decolonising the curriculum and Cambridge鈥檚 role in the slave trade By Matthew Reisz 22 May
Damian Hinds: some v-cs trying to 鈥榡ustify damaging practices鈥� Education secretary hits back at university leaders who called his intervention on 鈥榗onditional unconditional鈥� offers unlawful By John Morgan 22 May
Does the Brexit 鈥榮hitshow鈥� emanate from 鈥榚lite鈥� education? Plenty on the Continent see a link between Brexit and English educational hierarchy, writes John Morgan By John Morgan 22 May