Review urges greater financial incentives for Welsh researchers Reid review says academics must win a greater share of competitively allocated funding post-Brexit By Rachael Pells 7 June
How global trade deals could impact universities Unions and universities worry that agreements could leave them vulnerable to for-profit competition and entrench privatisation By David Matthews 7 June
Students at ‘gold’ providers see good value, not good teaching The Hepi/Advance HE Student Academic Survey finds undergraduates at gold-rated institutions do not rank teaching staff highly By Anna McKie 7 June
UK academics oppose visa monitoring regime for foreign staff Requirement for visa holders to report attendance builds ‘culture of mistrust’, say scholars By Rachael Pells 7 June
Turkey aims to treble international student numbers President unveils new target of attracting 350,000 foreign students despite ongoing concern over human rights abuses By Jack Grove 6 June
TEF results 2018: re-entry gamble pays off for many universities Universities of Liverpool and Southampton among those to improve their ratings By Anna McKie 6 June
New rules on UK vice-chancellors’ pay ‘woefully inadequate’ Committee of University Chairs guidelines say leaders should not be involved in setting their own pay and should be required to justify their salaries By Chris Havergal 6 June
Bentley-driving vice-chancellor pockets £66K pay rise Bolton head’s pay rose by almost 30 per cent despite ministers’ calls for salary restraint By Jack Grove 6 June
Fifth of European Research Council grants lead to ‘breakthrough’ Interdisciplinary and risky projects in particular led to projects that made big strides in understanding, evaluators say By David Matthews 5 June
Women perceive disadvantage in competition for leadership roles Seventy-two per cent of women working in UK universities believe men are at an advantage when pursuing top jobs, Advance HE survey says By Jack Grove 5 June
Warwick hopes to be one of Macron’s European university networks Institution hopes to win funding under European Commission project, despite Brexit By Anna McKie 5 June
Sajid Javid urged to change UK overseas student policy ‘urgently’ Review of international students in net migration target must be priority of home secretary’s ‘fresh look’ at immigration policy, say sector leaders By Ellie Bothwell 4 June