鈥楴othing off the table鈥 for student visas after election shock Restrictions to incoming international students and graduate route thought to be more likely following losses by Labour in local elections By Helen Packer 7 May
UK immigration policy must handle international students with care Amid talk of an asylum crackdown, any policy changes must avoid harming overseas graduates鈥 post-study work opportunities, says James Pitman By James Pitman 7 May
Europe Summit: universities to 鈥榣ook very different in five years鈥 Dwindling sector finances and geopolitical challenges mean higher education will look very different in five years鈥 time, summit hears By Juliette Rowsell 6 May
Seven-year 鈥榮upergrants鈥 to make Europe 鈥榤agnet for researchers鈥 European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen steps up efforts to attract American academics while taking aim at Trump鈥檚 鈥榤iscalculation鈥 of failing to support research By Jack Grove 6 May
Student choice at risk as almost half of universities cut courses Institutions expect to consider more subject closures as financial problems spiral, finds UUK survey By Helen Packer 6 May
Restrictions on academics working abroad 鈥榮tifling collaboration鈥 Blanket bans on the amount of time staff can spend out of the country reflect 鈥榗ompliance-first鈥 mindset of UK universities, say critics By Patrick Jack 6 May
Contextual offers 鈥榙on鈥檛 set students up to fail鈥, study shows Those admitted to elite UK universities with lower entry requirements still performed well academically, analysis suggests By Tom Williams 6 May
Cancer researcher leans on own work after incurable diagnosis Specialist in health and exercise applies years of experience working with patients as she targets completing marathon on Mount Everest By Juliette Rowsell 5 May
Cardiff strikes called off as compulsory redundancies ruled out University agrees to reset in relations with campus unions as part of agreement that has also seen marking boycott cancelled By Juliette Rowsell 2 May
Sudden visa changes would cause financial crisis, MAC chair warns Universities must be better at selling benefits of post-study work rights to wider country, says Brian Bell By Patrick Jack 2 May
Beware 鈥榥aive鈥 switch to 鈥榰topian鈥 diamond journals, warns editor Champions of the free and unpaywalled model overlook the vast amount of unpaid academic labour that underpins such titles, says departing editor By Jack Grove 2 May
Researchers driven out by 鈥榯oxic鈥 academic Gollums 鈥 study 鈥楽trategic obstruction鈥 by over-possessive researchers is 鈥榩ervasive鈥 in some disciplines, forcing many scientists to exit sector, paper claims By Jack Grove 2 May