Employers strike deal with UCU leaders in USS pension talks Agreement raises hopes that strike action could be suspended later this week By Chris Havergal 12 March
First Transgender Pride flag unveiled at Irish university Historic flying of Trans Pride flag at University College Cork follows similar commitment to equality by other Irish universities By Jack Grove 12 March
France launches new funding under climate research programme New schemes will provide grants to master’s and PhD students and postdoctoral researchers By Matthew Reisz 12 March
Romania to introduce mandatory anti-plagiarism courses Ethics modules ordered after warnings from students’ union that misconduct is on the rise By David Matthews 12 March
Research funders urged to extend deadlines as strikes continue Staff at 65 UK higher education institutions are entering their fourth week of strike action By Sophie Inge 12 March
Gyimah: subject-level TEF will expose degrees ‘lagging behind’ Minister says universities ‘will no longer be able to hide if their teaching quality is not up to the world-class standard that we expect’ By Chris Havergal 12 March
UK and Australia seek to ‘turbocharge’ higher education links Brexit has provided the ‘stimulation’ for higher education institutions in the two countries to ramp up their relationship By John Ross 11 March
German coalition to boost university funds, with strings attached Universities anticipate much greater scrutiny of teaching outcomes, potentially even ‘peer review’ of lectures By David Matthews 11 March
Italian party’s loss ‘shows limits of science advocacy politics’ Pro-science party failed to make inroads against populist movements By David Matthews 10 March
Labelling universities ‘toxic’ for mental health ‘is harmful’ Leading psychiatrist Sir Simon Wessely raises concern about ‘over-professionalisation and over-medicalisation of normal emotions’ By Sophie Inge 9 March
Union threatens 14 more days of strike action in pensions dispute Further walkouts would target exam period between April and June By Sophie Inge 8 March
UK cannot be net beneficiary from research post-Brexit, say MEPs Disappointment after European Parliament, which must ratify Brexit deal, strikes tougher than hoped for line against the UK By David Matthews 8 March
