Fair university access cuts ‘happiness gap’ between rich and poor Research shows larger intakes and alternative routes to higher education improves happiness among disadvantaged young people By Anna McKie 5 April
Open University platform scales up citizen science Members of the public will be able to run their own experiments, producing data that could be valuable for scholars By Matthew Reisz 5 April
Video link allows UK conservatoires to perform in concert Students in different cities simultaneously performing version of play interact at six separate points via technology By Matthew Reisz 5 April
Scepticism over European hunger for UK collaboration post-Brexit ‘Cloud cuckoo land’ to think British-based academics will be partners of choice after exit from European Union, conference hears By Nick Mayo 4 April
Support for entrepreneurship in UK universities in freefall University support for enterprise in local schools and communities has significantly decreased in the past six years, study shows By Anna McKie 4 April
Chantal Mouffe: ‘only populism can save the left’ Political scientists typically see politics as an exercise in consensus-building. But Chantal Mouffe tells John Morgan that the left must learn from right-wing populists’ exploitation of “them and us” narratives if it is not to be vanquished by them By John Morgan 4 April
English universities warned over ‘unachievable’ student number plans Report from Office for Students says ‘unrealistic’ targets on recruitment could expose an institution to ‘significant risk’ By Simon Baker 4 April
Most European universities failing to monitor open access costs Survey finds that European institutions have open access policies in place – but far fewer have specific targets systems to check their progress By David Matthews 4 April
Hackers breach UK university defences ‘within two hours’ Report discloses attack by North Korean and Iranian-sponsored criminals on UK higher education institutions By Anna McKie 4 April
The sun begins to rise on Horizon Europe Agreement that EU research funding should continue to be distributed according to quality is an important step forward, writes Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 4 April
Teaching intelligence: can universities learn from schools? Schools have radically improved their teaching in the past 20 years, so what can universities learn from them? By Anna McKie 4 April
OfS chair: ruffling feathers will preserve English HE’s golden eggs Tough stances on grade inflation, unconditional offers and senior pay will help maintain global excellence, says Michael Barber By Michael Barber 4 April