Police set to arrest St Andrews-based Catalan academic Lawyer for Clara Ponsati, the former Catalan education minister whose extradition is sought by Spain, says she will hand herself in By David Matthews 27 March
Melanie Welham appointed BBSRC executive chair permanent post for interim chief executive confirmed ahead of UKRI formation By Rachael Pells 27 March
Grayson Perry criticises lack of diversity on art degrees Turner prizewinner says universities should make greater efforts to recruit students from disadvantaged backgrounds By Seeta Bhardwa 27 March
Claims of free speech crisis on campuses ‘exaggerated’, say MPs Allegations that ‘snowflake’ students are routinely restricting freedom of speech are overblown, says parliamentary inquiry By Jack Grove 27 March
V-c under fire for claiming Open University academics ‘don’t teach’ Peter Horrocks’ comments about development of learning materials branded ‘an attack on OU staff and the institution itself’ By Sophie Inge 26 March
Body consciousness: stereotypes ‘still hold back female scholars’ Researcher says it is difficult to find portrayals of female scientists that focus on achievement By Matthew Reisz 25 March
Cambridge response to Facebook data scandal ‘inadequate’ University has distanced itself from controversial researcher, but critic argues that it has failed to live up to own ethics code By David Matthews 23 March
Hundreds of external examiners resign in UK pensions dispute More than 600 academics record resignation in online document By Sophie Inge 23 March
Fee rises for overseas students ‘can’t be pushed much further’ Hefce report shows English universities have been charging more as recruitment stalls By Simon Baker 23 March
University of Liverpool set to axe 220 academic jobs Union ‘unconvinced’ making redundancies will help institution achieve aim of improving research and teaching By Sophie Inge 22 March
Tie funding to tackling racial inequality, says professor Uptake of Race Equality Charter in UK higher education ‘hugely disappointing’, says Kalwant Bhopal By Sophie Inge 22 March
First gender pay gap data paints UK universities in poor light Six higher education institutions report so far that male pay is at least 20 per cent higher than female remuneration By Rachael Pells 22 March
