One in five UK female historians reports sexual harassment Royal Historical Society survey also exposes crisis of overwork in discipline By Chris Havergal 6 November
Tips for universities navigating financial headwinds Even if costs are rising, keeping a university afloat is always the best option, says Andrew Burn By Andrew Burn 6 November
Glasgow School of Art director Tom Inns steps down Leader to move on after ‘the most challenging tenure’ leading the fire-hit institution By Anna McKie 5 November
Wellcome mandates publication before peer review in health crises Organisation joins Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in signing up to the Plan S open-access initiative By Rachael Pells 5 November
UK universities ‘bleeding their business schools dry’ Parent institutions siphon off majority of most UK business schools’ expenditure, survey says By Anna McKie 5 November
MPs want OfS to rule on ‘acceptable levels’ of v-c pay Education Committee calls for radical reshaping of higher education towards ‘flexible’ model, and for breakdowns of how fees are spent By John Morgan 5 November
Global project seeks university values to live by Too many institutions fail to abide by their own statements of values, leaders warn By David Matthews 4 November
Higher salaries ‘needed to stem Italian brain drain’ Leading Italian academics often leave the country, which struggles to attract highly rated foreign researchers By Jack Grove 4 November
UK universities fear collision of REF and subject TEF Institutions face ‘never-ending rollercoaster’ of assessment, conference hears By Anna McKie 2 November
Middle managers’ tunnel vision ‘barrier to diversity’ in science Scientific excellence must mean more than ‘how good someone is with a round-bottom flask’, conference hears By Matthew Reisz 2 November
Government bill for student choice apps rises to £425K Sector representatives sceptical of ‘kickstarter’ spending By Simon Baker 2 November
Rich ‘should pay to help poorer nations make open access switch’ Plan S task force leader suggests developed nations could contribute towards article processing charges in poorer sectors By Rachael Pells 2 November
