Italy’s lettori divided on £36 million plan to end epic dispute Mistreated foreign lecturers welcome ‘endgame’ of marathon dispute but some say strings attached to a proposed deal are unacceptable By Jack Grove 11 February
Buckingham yet to file accounts for last two years Private university’s last financial statement was for 2018, despite English regulators requirement for all institutions to file annually By John Morgan 11 February
Extra £20 million to offset UK overseas research cuts Impact of cuts to in-flight research mitigated by additional money but future budgets for aid-funded projects still uncertain, says UK science funder By Jack Grove 10 February
Ministers ‘tightening financial screws’ on English sector IFS briefing says high inflation seemingly being used ‘as a cover’ to claw back taxpayer costs of higher education system By Simon Baker 10 February
Union clashes with managers over pay deductions ahead of strike Universities legally entitled to make deductions, but UCU attacks ‘unfair and unprofessional response’ By Chris Havergal 10 February
Indian Institutes of Technology set to open UK branches University of Birmingham chancellor ‘very open’ to partnership By Pola Lem 10 February
Top German universities fear exclusion from innovation funding All types of institution must be welcome if new funder is to achieve its true potential, sector groups say By Ben Upton 9 February
New London engineering school ‘will dare to be different’ TEDI-London will strive not to conform to teaching orthodoxies despite pressures from founders and regulators, says its dean By Jack Grove 9 February
UK universities seek ‘common approach’ on tackling drug abuse Task force to draw up sector guidelines once survey results are collated By Chris Havergal 9 February
To level up, empower regions to invest in skills and education The UK government’s White Paper is a good start but needs to do more to link local learning with local needs, says Marius Ostrowski By Marius Ostrowski 9 February
Access tsar sets out plans to implement school-university focus John Blake details planned changes to access agreements and defends focus on graduate outcomes in terms of ‘high-status jobs’ By John Morgan 8 February
Nobelists back petition for Swiss and UK Horizon association Stick to Science campaign launches with more than 200 signatories covering industry, charities and academia By Ben Upton 8 February