Uclan confirms sudden departure of v-c Mike Thomas Ex-submariner ‘wishes to pursue further academic opportunities and will remain active in the sector’ By Chris Havergal 28 November
Progress halts on appointing more female heads of department Roadblock could stall progress in appointment of more female vice-chancellors, report warns By Matthew Reisz 28 November
Too many countries ‘paying lip service’ to widening access Fewer than one in three nations set specific participation targets for disadvantaged groups, study finds By Chris Havergal 28 November
English fees rise in dock over UK grade inflation More than 40 per cent of firsts last year were ‘unexplained’, finds UUK-commissioned report By Simon Baker 28 November
Gyimah: UK access to EU research ‘won’t work’ without mobility Universities minister says academic mobility will be addressed in UK-EU talks on Horizon Europe By John Morgan 27 November
Plan S: three-year transition period for hybrid journals Task force affirms support for green open access and says that poorer researchers should not miss out By Rachael Pells 27 November
Poorer UK students ‘study harder’ than richer classmates UK Engagement Survey indicates less affluent students do more independent study despite greater demands on their time By Jack Grove 27 November
Policy shift forces Danes to close degrees and cut English teaching Universities’ moves follow ministers’ demand for reduction in international student numbers By Ellie Bothwell 27 November
Minister wants OfS ‘to do more’ on ‘poor-value’ courses But Sam Gyimah bases comments on data he accepts are only a ‘snapshot’ of what graduates go on to earn By Simon Baker 27 November
Swansea University suspends v-c and management school dean Richard Davies and three others on leave while institution carries out an internal investigation By Anna McKie 26 November
Durham student Matthew Hedges pardoned by UAE Doctoral student at was sentenced to life in prison on spying charges By Ellie Bothwell 26 November
EU academics in UK quizzed about ‘moving home’ after Brexit Government poll condemned as insensitive By Jack Grove 26 November
