É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Europe Teaching Rankings 2018: sharp learning curves Our pioneering teaching ranking aims to start a new conversation in higher education, writes Phil Baty By Phil Baty 11 July
É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Europe Teaching Rankings 2018: results announced Oxford tops first É«ºÐÖ±²¥ ranking of teaching prowess in Europe but less familiar institutions excel on student engagement By Ellie Bothwell 11 July
Watchdog wants university data review in Cambridge Analytica probe Information Commissioner’s Office expresses concern about academics using data gathered for research purposes for commercial gain By John Morgan 11 July
MPs call for UK to create research misconduct watchdog Commons Science and Technology Committee expresses concerns that use of non-disclosure agreements could allow errant scholars to reoffend elsewhere By Rachael Pells 11 July
Fifth of big recruiters screen university names from applications Results of Social Mobility Employer Index suggests dominance of Russell Group is being slowly eroded By Chris Havergal 11 July
Sir David Bell swaps Reading v-c job for Sunderland Former permanent secretary at Department for Education ‘thrilled and honoured’ with move north By Chris Havergal 10 July
Make greater use of contextual admissions, English sector told Office for Students says universities should put more weight on applicants’ backgrounds By Chris Havergal 10 July
REF: funders ‘running out of time’ on open access monographs Proposals to extend open access requirements to include all long-form works beyond REF 2021 divide opinion By Rachael Pells 10 July
Talks collapse as Germany rejects ‘unacceptable’ Elsevier offer Publisher says it remains ‘committed’ to striking a deal, but question mark hangs over institutions’ continuing access By Rachael Pells 9 July
Mindfulness ‘helps students recall lectures better’, study claims Researcher also suggests there is ‘a lot of interest’ in further study on mindfulness-NSS scores link By Anna McKie 8 July
Half of UK academics ‘suffer stress-linked mental health problems’ Scholars at greater risk of stress-related illness than police, medics and local authority staff, research suggests By Jack Grove 6 July
New UK visa scheme announced for skilled foreign researchers Initiative will allow UKRI to sponsor researchers from outside the EU, but key questions unanswered By Rachael Pells 6 July
