UK universities ‘bleeding their business schools dry’ Parent institutions siphon off majority of most UK business schools’ expenditure, survey says By Anna McKie 5 November
MPs want OfS to rule on ‘acceptable levels’ of v-c pay Education Committee calls for radical reshaping of higher education towards ‘flexible’ model, and for breakdowns of how fees are spent By John Morgan 5 November
Global project seeks university values to live by Too many institutions fail to abide by their own statements of values, leaders warn By David Matthews 4 November
Higher salaries ‘needed to stem Italian brain drain’ Leading Italian academics often leave the country, which struggles to attract highly rated foreign researchers By Jack Grove 4 November
UK universities fear collision of REF and subject TEF Institutions face ‘never-ending rollercoaster’ of assessment, conference hears By Anna McKie 2 November
Rich ‘should pay to help poorer nations make open access switch’ Plan S task force leader suggests developed nations could contribute towards article processing charges in poorer sectors By Rachael Pells 2 November
Government bill for student choice apps rises to £425K Sector representatives sceptical of ‘kickstarter’ spending By Simon Baker 2 November
Middle managers’ tunnel vision ‘barrier to diversity’ in science Scientific excellence must mean more than ‘how good someone is with a round-bottom flask’, conference hears By Matthew Reisz 2 November
Is Russia’s 5-100 Project working? Simon Baker weighs the evidence for the transformation of the country’s higher education system By Simon Baker 1 November
Vanessa Toulmin: archaeology is the rock ’n’ roll of the arts Circus expert Vanessa Toulmin explains how growing up on a fairground has shaped her academic career, teaching style and approach to life By Jack Grove 1 November
UK universities under pressure to pay ‘living wage’ Living Wage Foundation says that only about one in five higher education institutions has sought accreditation By Chris Havergal 1 November
Admissions staff told to focus on duration of deprivation Study finds current methods used for assessing disadvantage fall short By Anna McKie 1 November