Hungarian university ‘awards Putin honorary citizenship’ University of Debrecen bestows honour following involvement in Russian-funded nuclear plant By David Matthews 30 August
Blind marking ‘does little’ to reduce student attainment gaps Difference in performance by gender and ethnicity ‘pervasive’ despite assessment changes, study says By Holly Else 29 August
PhD thesis: writing it up (and the art of procrastination) Mike Smith reveals six of the most useful pieces of advice he has been able to give his PhD students over the years By Mike Smith 26 August
Rudd ‘deserves credit’ for bid to secure overseas student shift MAC commission seen as attempt to secure more open stance, enabled by exit of PM’s former adviser By John Morgan 25 August
Review finds 'no evidence' of student overstaying problem in UK New analysis of border check data suggest vast majority of international students leave country or stay legally after finishing courses By Simon Baker 24 August
UK government commissions ‘detailed study’ on overseas students Announcement comes as new exit check data expected to show low numbers of student ‘overstayers’ By John Morgan 24 August
Bath governance under scrutiny on senior pay Remuneration committee member formerly led construction company that won £64 million in contracts from university By John Morgan 24 August
DfE approves UK university sales, but regulator’s advice kept secret Ministers back University of Law, Arden sales to Netherlands-registered GUS, as BPP decision awaited By John Morgan 24 August
Interview with Sir Alan Wilson The chief executive of the Alan Turing Institute discusses his career in higher education, making the case for the humanities, and the nascence of the Russell Group By Matthew Reisz 24 August
Inside the world of Germany’s student fraternities Sword-fighting, drinking, history and camaraderie: struggling to recruit, ancient brotherhoods mull their image problem By David Matthews 23 August
Access tsar attacks ‘complacency’ on widening participation Les Ebdon says that he came ‘close’ to rejecting access agreements in ‘one of the toughest’ rounds of negotiation yet By Chris Havergal 23 August
Academics ‘face higher mental health risk’ than other professions Lack of job security, limited support from management and weight of work-related demands on time among risk factors By Holly Else 22 August
