Contract cheating requests ‘blatant and wide-ranging’ New research finds students paying low prices to cheat on introductory courses By Anna McKie 11 October
Augar’s English fee cut plan fails to win over students in poll Hepi poll finds students show little preference for £7,500 fee above £9,250 status quo, casting doubt on electoral benefit of plan By John Morgan 10 October
Big increase in UK research funding may bring major system revamp Green Paper under consideration to explore nature and scope of ‘mission’ approach, while funding increases under discussion could range to the ‘eye-popping’ By John Morgan 10 October
Scholars have added much to the Brexit debate – but at what price? Academic lawyers have helped to resolve legal puzzles, but wider engagement can be demanding and ineffective, says Kenneth Armstrong By Kenneth Armstrong 10 October
Sexual consent training on two-thirds of UK campuses, survey says UUK report says progress in implementing new guidance on handling complaints has been more mixed By Anna McKie 9 October
Seven in 10 students disclosing mental health condition are female Number of undergraduates disclosing mental health condition has more than doubled in four years, Advance HE data show By Simon Baker 9 October
Keep trade books out of open access policy, says Universities UK New report also calls for policy to consider embargo periods By Ellie Bothwell 8 October
German researchers’ dilemma over new attack on climate science Many scientists believe publicly debating the Alternative for Germany is pointless, but one new study suggests rebutting deniers can be useful By David Matthews 8 October
Tory manifesto co-author bemoaned ‘activist academics’ Munira Mirza claimed some academics wished to suppress intellectual freedom, in article written while working for King’s College London By John Morgan 8 October
New Danish government ends budget squeeze – except for humanities New Social Democrat administration drops annual 2 per cent saving target, but could end teaching subsidy for humanities and social sciences By David Matthews 7 October
The Italian miracle is an illusion Improved citation performance amid falling funding is the result of gaming, say Alberto Baccini, Eugenio Petrovich and Giuseppe De Nicolao By Alberto Baccini 7 October
Death of the monograph greatly exaggerated, say academics Report suggests researchers feel there is no substitute for the traditional book-length contribution to knowledge By Matthew Reisz 4 October
