THE Awards 2019: shortlist announced Nearly 80 institutions nominated across 23 categories in bigger-than-ever sector celebration By THE reporters 5 September
Poor supervisor relationships hitting postgraduate mental health Analysis suggests as many as half of the main influencers of depression and anxiety have their roots in the student-supervisor dynamic By Nick Mayo 5 September
Augar’s English fee plans fail to make spending review Chancellor’s omission of any mention of post-18 review cements impression that plans for fee cut are dead By John Morgan 4 September
USS pension changes ‘leave typical academics £240K worse off’ Average members set to get £18,200 a year in retirement under latest changes, compared with £23,800 under pre-2011 scheme By Nick Mayo 4 September
EU laws on stem cell research ‘more exposed’ post-Brexit UK’s exit removes a ‘powerful brake’ against extreme ideas at a time of increased lobbying, say experts By Ellie Bothwell 4 September
Catching the exam cheats Exam invigilator Helen Soteriou reveals the elaborate schemes devised by students seeking to cheat on their tests By Helen Soteriou 4 September
Chinese students in UK ‘manipulated’ by embassy, MPs told Committee hears claim that director of research centre lost job in row over funding from foreign state By John Morgan 3 September
Jo Johnson under pressure over Brexit after prorogation move Universities minister ‘needs to come out and say what he thinks’, says one vice-chancellor By Anna McKie 3 September
Regulator under fire as providers await registration decisions Institutions without place on Office for Students’ list unable to confirm loan eligibility for new recruits By Anna McKie 3 September
Teaching students in English is damaging their education A bold policy to internationalise Turkey’s universities by teaching in English should be abandoned, says Sinan Bayraktaroğlu By Sinan Bayraktaroğlu 2 September
After NUS cuts, will the student voice still be heard in the UK? Number of sabbatical officers cut from 19 to seven, and permanent workforce halved, in response to £3 million deficit By Jason Murugesu 31 August
USS pensions: v-cs drop request for two-year strike moratorium UUK proposal calls for next month’s ballot to be cancelled in return for a 0.5 per cent increase in employer contributions to Universities Superannuation Scheme By Ellie Bothwell 30 August