Teaching intelligence: digital literacy in the 鈥榓lternative facts鈥� era Today鈥檚 students have access to vast amounts of information, so how can academics teach them to critically assess what they read online? By Anna McKie 25 April
Poland鈥檚 new higher education laws are an unholy mess Apparent moves to increase university autonomy will have the opposite effect given the government鈥檚 authoritarian tendencies, says Jaros艂aw P艂uciennik By Jaros艂aw P艂uciennik 25 April
Questions on oversight for England鈥檚 30K 鈥榮ubcontracted鈥� students Figures show that thousands of students registered at some universities are taught elsewhere By Simon Baker 24 April
Open access: 鈥榥o evidence鈥� that zero embargo periods harm publishers Debate around embargo periods heightens as Plan S deadline draws near By Rachael Pells 23 April
PhD student鈥檚 book examines 鈥榳hy black hair matters鈥� Emma Dabiri鈥檚 research uncovers the ways that our immediate reactions to people are still underpinned by the ideologies of 鈥榮cientific racism鈥� By Matthew Reisz 21 April
Essex plans to grow staff numbers on back of student recruitment boom University aims to create 100 new academic and 50 new professional posts at a time of overall gloom about UK university finances By Nick Mayo 19 April
'Ethics washing' as firms fund AI research Philosopher calls on universities to take AI debate 鈥榦ut of the hands of the industry鈥� and end 鈥榚thics washing鈥� By David Matthews 18 April
Why Macron鈥檚 鈥楨uropean universities鈥� may be a bad idea Universities normally resist being used by states to further an ideological goal. Why should it be any different when it comes to the EU? asks David Matthews By David Matthews 16 April
Lancaster University protest rules 鈥榬epressive and impractical鈥� Institution demands seven days鈥� notice of demonstrations and designation of a 鈥榩rincipal organiser鈥� By Nick Mayo 16 April
Essay mills aim to help students dodge plagiarism checkers Websites launch new services as they aim to stand out in an increasingly crowded market By Anna McKie 13 April
UK universities raise pay offer for 2019-20 Ucea say new proposal increases pay rise 鈥榚nvelope鈥� to about 1.5 per cent, but UCU claims employers have failed to make 鈥榮ensible offer鈥� By Nick Mayo 12 April
Research must solve social problems, says top EU policymaker Jean-Eric Paquet tells university heads that there is now a 鈥榗onsensus鈥� that research must help deliver sustainable development goals By David Matthews 12 April