Footballers鈥� campus billed as 鈥榞enuine alternative鈥� in English HE Principal of joint venture between ex-Manchester United players and Lancaster University discusses how he answers the question: 鈥榓ren鈥檛 you making a lot of rich people even richer?鈥� By John Morgan 12 December
Warning over brain drain of European AI talent to industry Figures in Elsevier report on AI research landscape are 鈥榓 call to action鈥� By Simon Baker 11 December
UK technology body Jisc to merge with Eduserv Tie-up with public sector provider will reduce 鈥榙uplication of effort, time and money鈥� By Anna McKie 11 December
To get on, skip university and do an apprenticeship 鈥� survey Respondents to Social Mobility Commission poll feel on-the-job training offers better prospects than higher education By Chris Havergal 11 December
School for spooks: Gloucestershire taps into cyber expertise Business school鈥檚 work with GCHQ and defence employers makes security vigilance a top priority By Anna McKie 11 December
Winning ways: 色盒直播 Awards winners share secrets of success Universities offer insights on tackling the gender pay gap, excelling at research supervision and supporting disabled students By Jack Grove 10 December
Isaiah Berlin: Latvia celebrates its local philosopher made good Scholars in Riga and the UK explain why political theorist is still worth studying By Matthew Reisz 9 December
Oxford鈥檚 new graduate college to focus on AI and climate change First new college in almost 30 years will begin recruitment in 2019 By Anna McKie 7 December
Progress on widening university access in UK slows 鈥楨ntry gap鈥� between men and women wider than ever before, Ucas data show By Chris Havergal 6 December
Netherlands plans overhaul of academic careers in move away from metrics Country will also consider creating teaching-focused professorships to stop academics being overloaded by responsibilities By David Matthews 6 December
Starred firsts only a 鈥榯emporary鈥� fix for grade inflation Academic who has advocated new band of top degree marks now being considered by sector says system still needs 鈥榝undamental鈥� reform By Simon Baker 6 December
Cuts to the golden triangle could leave the UK in bad shape Both the rationale and the mechanism for redistributing research activity around the regions are far from clear cut, say Sarah Chaytor and Graeme Reid By Sarah Chaytor 6 December