Chief science adviser attacks academic ‘arrogance’ on policy Sir Peter Gluckman, who advises New Zealand’s prime minister, cautions scientists against overreach By David Matthews 29 September
Want to be a successful academic? It’s all about getting published Publishing is part of the academic game, says Mike Smith, so you’d better get good at it By Mike Smith 28 September
Seven lecturers arrested in Italian anti-corruption probe Move comes after country’s top anti-corruption chief turns attention to Italy’s universities By David Matthews 27 September
Student mobility may aid ‘democratic development’ in home nations Greater democratic development in post-Soviet nations when students head for EU rather than Russia, study finds By Ellie Bothwell 27 September
Academics face ‘continuing global crisis' of attacks Scholars at Risk counts 257 assaults and persecutions on higher education communities over past year By Ellie Bothwell 26 September
DfE allowed ‘university academy’ name for Class of ’92 venture Critics claim move makes it 'too easy' for new providers to use ‘university’ in name By John Morgan 23 September
‘No link’ between class size and England's TEF outcomes No correlation between HEA fellowship numbers and TEF ratings, analysis also finds By Jack Grove 22 September
Interview with Alison Johns The chief executive-designate of the UK’s new sector agency discusses her West Country roots, the roles of academics and administrators, and escaping to the country By Jack Grove 21 September
Academics ‘could have to pay to quote’ under EU committee’s plan Europe’s funding councils oppose idea of requiring researchers to obtain a licence if they want to quote their colleagues or news articles By David Matthews 21 September
English fee cut, grant plan would give ‘more control’ to aid STEM Chancellor appears to adopt IFS blueprint, but elements of reported plans bring ‘real concerns’ for universities By John Morgan 19 September
New Zealand ‘top in world’ for preparing students for future Canada and Finland also score highly in research assessing the effectiveness of education systems in 35 economies By Ellie Bothwell 19 September
National Postdoc Appreciation Week: 10 must-read articles for postdocs For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we take a look through our archive of advice and information for early career researchers By Holly Else 18 September
