Keith Burnett to retire as Sheffield v-c Physicist will step down 'in coming months', once successor is appointed By Sophie Inge 8 January
London campus income advantages ‘outweigh increased costs’ Analysis by Deloitte raises questions about current weightings for teaching and research funding By Simon Baker 8 January
Graduate magnets told to stop ‘free-riding’ on foreign education Governments could ‘abandon’ support for sector unless countries that attract graduates recompense those that taught them, academic warns By David Matthews 7 January
Global university collaboration is key to fighting nationalism Universities have a big role to play in counteracting the nationalist sentiment emerging around the world, Amit Chakma says ahead of 2018 Asia Universities Summit By Amit Chakma 6 January
National demands ‘force universities away from local communities’ Scholars argue swelling targets for teaching and research are making it harder for universities to have a regional impact By David Matthews 6 January
Expertise of OfS board questioned in wake of Toby Young row Appointing right-wing journalist to Office for Students’ board over scientists is ‘surprising’ and ‘bizarre’, say senior academics By Jack Grove 5 January
Elsevier maintains German access despite failure to strike deal Some of the biggest universities in Germany are now without contracts with the publisher By David Matthews 4 January
Huge demand for refugee courses at Germany universities Most finished integration courses, but few ended up with advanced German skills – and the vast majority were male By David Matthews 4 January
Former Turkish university rector jailed over 'terrorist ties' Head of private university that closed in July 2016 is latest academic targeted in post-coup crackdown By Jack Grove 4 January
The 2018 global Academic Reputation Survey: why you should take part Phil Baty on how É«ºÐÖ±²¥'s annual reputation survey informs its World University Rankings By Phil Baty 4 January
UK universities plan German links to weather Brexit storm Partnerships should allow access to a wider pool of research grants, institutions hope By David Matthews 4 January
REF cycles ‘force academics to rush out poorer quality research’ Study finds 35 per cent increase in publications ahead of submission deadline, but 12 per cent decline in citations By Rachael Pells 4 January
