Female researchers join forces to make fieldwork safer Network aims to highlight problem of gender-based harassment in the field, support victims and encourage institutions to improve safeguarding By Anna McKie 6 May
German universities’ teaching in English is unavoidably flawed Limited fluency and cultural concerns could lead to a backlash against German institutions’ pitch to the international market, says Brian Bloch By Brian Bloch 6 May
Adam Habib to resume SOAS director role after N-word probe Report criticises newly appointed leader but says use of term in student meeting did not make him a racist By Chris Havergal 5 May
Durham picks Oxford humanities head as next v-c Karen O’Brien to head north following retirement of Stuart Corbridge By Chris Havergal 5 May
Visas: UK rolls out red carpet for Nobel laureates Winners of top academic prizes to be fast-tracked through immigration process By Chris Havergal 5 May
England’s knowledge exchange framework ‘could fizzle out’ Results show impact that ‘diverse’ sector has on communities, but questions remain on project’s future use and links to funding By Simon Baker 5 May
Ireland launches post-Brexit push to recruit Chinese students Country accelerates overseas marketing in light of fallout from Brexit and Covid By Joyce Lau 5 May
Innovation theorist challenged to walk the talk on ‘levelling up’ Richard Jones has chance to put into practice influential theories on boosting regions through research and development with role in new Innovation GM By John Morgan 5 May
Metrics would ruin the REF The REF and TEF should be brought together, but adopting low-quality shortcuts would undermine the whole purpose, says Thom Brooks By Thom Brooks 5 May
Leicester hit with union boycott in jobs row University and College Union ‘grey-lists’ institution, asking academics to refuse to have any dealings with it By Anna McKie 4 May
UK university pension fund aims for net zero Universities Superannuation Scheme will develop ‘meaningful short-, medium- and long-term targets’ towards carbon neutrality By Anna McKie 4 May
Two decades on, EU’s single market for science still ‘unfinished’ As Brussels tries again to push forward the European research area, the bloc remains fractured by investment levels, researcher mobility and national rules By David Matthews 4 May