‘Golden triangle’ will be crucial to ‘levelling up’, says Freeman Science minister suggests disagreements with Michael Gove over role of Oxford, Cambridge and London institutions By Jack Grove 29 April
Fundraising: large donations ‘mask’ downward trends in UK New report on alumni giving and other fundraising warns over declining donor numbers By Simon Baker 29 April
EUA conference: don’t muddle academic freedom with freedom of expression Warning accompanies fresh effort to strengthen Europe-wide protections By Ben Upton 29 April
Universities UK names Vivienne Stern as chief executive International unit director to succeed Alistair Jarvis later this year By Chris Havergal 29 April
ERC grant winners quitting UK amid ‘backstop’ uncertainty Some grant holders exploring joint appointments with continental institutions as funding deadline looms By Jack Grove 29 April
Ukrainian refugees get home fee status at English universities Move also means students fleeing conflict will have access to student support such as loans By Simon Baker 29 April
Internet firms told to remove adverts as England bans essay mills ‘Essay mills are now illegal entities, and you should not carry their advertising,’ says minister’s letter to sector By Chris Havergal 28 April
Glasgow prepared to pay more to avert further USS pension strikes University and union branch offer ‘exit strategy’ as further walkouts prepared in long-running dispute By Chris Havergal 28 April
French push for AI auto-translation of European research Academics warn against ‘technocratic’ solution when venues for publishing in languages other than English are struggling By Ben Upton 28 April
BTECs offer ‘critical alternative route to HE’ Westminster government moves to defund the vocational qualifications come under scrutiny in Hepi paper By John Morgan 28 April
Impact Rankings 2022: hundreds of universities have SDG courses Institutions from over 100 countries offer dedicated courses on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, THE data show By Rosa Ellis 27 April
UK universities split on return to in-person exams Some institutions embracing in-person assessment again after lifting of Covid-19 regulations By Tom Williams 27 April