Going for gold must be UKRI’s open access priority Funding body’s impending review should recognise sector’s clear preference for immediate open access, says Steven Inchcoombe By Steven Inchcoombe 4 August
Oxbridge v-cs and unions call for ‘urgent’ pensions redesign Ending automatic inflationary increases in benefits should keep contributions below 30 per cent of salary, says joint statement By Anna McKie 4 August
Turing scheme launches with 120 universities on board Australia, Canada and US confirmed as potential exchange destinations, alongside key European sectors By Chris Havergal 4 August
Fresh strike over Liverpool job cuts targets clearing Union members overwhelmingly back action even as number of compulsory redundancies slashed to two By Anna McKie 3 August
Ruskin College joins University of West London after cash crisis Takeover will preserve ‘rich heritage’ of trade union college, say leaders By Chris Havergal 3 August
Universities refuse to ‘slavishly follow’ teacher training plans Westminster reforms would force leading providers out of sector, representative body warns By Anna McKie 3 August
Don’t delay publishing English funding plans, ministers urged Wrangling between DfE and Treasury over direction of policy appears to be main roadblock By Simon Baker 3 August
Banning journal impact factors is bad for Dutch science Abandoning measurable evaluation criteria will make judgements more political and more random, say Raymond Poot and Willem Mulder By Raymond Poot 3 August
Hewitt: policymakers’ ‘narrow’ view of sector could hurt post-92s New MillionPlus chief executive says blinkered focus on graduate employment data could make life ‘very difficult’ for modern institutions By Anna McKie 2 August
For lifelong learning, England’s ELQ rule must be scrapped Any savings on the student loan book will be dwarfed by the costs of making retraining harder, says Jo Johnson By Jo Johnson 2 August
‘No plans’ for vaccine passports on English campuses Ministers to encourage, not compel, inoculation ahead of return to halls and lectures By Chris Havergal 1 August
Scholars departing for industry must not feel alone Universities must do more to help those dissatisfied with academic life as they seek a career in industry, says Mayra Ruiz Castro By Mayra Ruiz Castro 1 August