UCU leader Sally Hunt resigns for health reasons University and College Union leader steps down with immediate effect after 12 years in charge By Jack Grove 25 February
V-cs want rethink over ‘£38 million bill’ for subject-level TEF Universities UK fears cost of assessment could nudge £250,000 per provider By Anna McKie 25 February
Locals replace foreign students on some English campuses Data analysis from THE suggests different drivers are coming together to alter universities’ UK-international mix By Simon Baker 25 February
UK union members vote to strike over pay but turnout falls short Seventy per cent of voting UCU members support walking out, but 41 per cent turnout is too low for action By Chris Havergal 22 February
Essex suspends staff member in antisemitism row Hundreds of students voted against creation of Jewish society on campus By Rachael Pells 22 February
Elsevier profits near £1 billion despite European disputes The publisher has reported steady growth and profit margins of more than a third but warned of threat to business from open access By David Matthews 22 February
Labour sceptical of ‘electoral inducement’ tuition fee cut Party’s Lifelong Learning Commission will look at longer-term ‘structures’ in contrast to government’s ‘short-term’ review, says Gordon Marsden By John Morgan 22 February
Going spare: Brexit could cut off access to feminist journal Brexit copyright issues may prevent researchers from consulting Spare Rib, which for two decades served as ‘the most popular voice of women’s liberation’ in the UK By Matthew Reisz 22 February
Campuses told to offset carbon emissions from student mobility Study estimates that carbon footprint of global student mobility is comparable to annual emissions of Tunisia By Ellie Bothwell 21 February
Universities may have to shut door on elite to hit access targets English providers will have to enrol fewer privileged students if the sector is not allowed to expand, regulator says By Anna McKie 21 February
Teaching intelligence: laptop ban made my students truly critical thinkers Without devices, classes fostered engaged, active learning, writes Ioannis Costas Batlle By Ioannis Costas Batlle 21 February
Interview with Manu Kapur ETH Zurich’s learning sciences expert discusses his own ‘cut-throat’ schooling, why lecturing fails, and how students can fail ‘productively’ By David Matthews 21 February
