Student protests in Poland delay ‘authoritarian’ law Biggest campus protests since 1989 have disrupted legislation that many fear will lead to more state control of universities By Jack Grove 27 June
Staffing and salary autonomy urged in ‘French MIT’ merger Jean-Lou Chameau pushes for formal merger of five grandes écoles By Chris Havergal 27 June
Polling finds no evidence that UK students hostile to free speech ‘Essentially no difference’ for most part between views of students and general public, says YouGov By John Morgan 27 June
King’s dean: English universities should consider going private Leaving state regulatory system might free institutions from ministers’ ‘deeply flawed’ fixation with value for money, says Frans Berkhout By Anna McKie 27 June
TEF 2018: could metrics alone produce the same results? Analysis of latest data could spark similar debate to that seen in relation to the REF, about whether a complex assessment process is needed By Simon Baker 27 June
Koen Lamberts swaps York v-c post for top job at Sheffield Belgian psychologist to succeed Sir Keith Burnett later this year By Chris Havergal 26 June
Don’t suffer menopause in silence, university staff told Opportunities to discuss ‘taboo’ subject and new institutional guidelines will help women during the menopause, says University of Manchester By Jack Grove 26 June
Suicide rate for university students ‘may be lower than thought’ But new government figures do suggest rate in England and Wales is higher now than a decade ago By Simon Baker 25 June
Junior researchers ‘need funding for career development’ Report says early career academics should be given more opportunities to lead their own research teams to foster independence and improve job security By Ellie Bothwell 25 June
Review aims to revive UK’s Race Equality Charter Independent study will examine why more institutions have not joined initiative By Jack Grove 25 June
Cambridge finance chiefs under fire on fossil fuel divestment Minutes show investment board saw draft of council decision against full divestment By John Morgan 25 June
Visa system ‘does not function effectively’ for UK universities Cambridge vice-chancellor says reforms are needed if foreign researchers are to be attracted to post-Brexit Britain By Rachael Pells 22 June
