To Dare More Boldly: The Audacious Story of Political Risk, by John C. Hulsman A. W. Purdue ponders a historical comparison of advisers to the world’s movers and shakers By A.W. Purdue 19 April
Macron vows to push ahead with admissions reform despite protests French president claims that ‘professional agitators’ are behind campus occupations By Jack Grove 18 April
England and Wales student loan interest rates to rise Students and high-earning graduates set to face 6.3 per cent interest following March’s retail price index figures By John Morgan 18 April
Bill paves way for London colleges to gain university status Legislation making its way through Parliament could help address ‘brand confusion’ overseas By John Morgan 18 April
Want to connect with your research? Try rapping it Public health academic says studies must speak the same language as their subjects By Matthew Reisz 18 April
How much research goes completely uncited? Analysis from THE’s data team suggests big differences among disciplines in the amount of scholarship that fails to garner a citation By Simon Baker 18 April
Exeter offers parents six months’ paid leave from day one in job Russell Group university hopes to poach researchers from competitors with generous scheme By Will Ing 17 April
French researchers pledge to go without Springer journals ‘No more direct access to Springer’s latest papers? No problem,’ says petition, signed by nearly 4,000 By David Matthews 17 April
Gender pay gap: call for transparency on university bonuses Reporting regulations too ‘ambiguous’, allowing institutions to interpret them to their advantage, experts argue By Rachael Pells 17 April
Open University’s second-chance model ‘may already be gone’ Figures on student numbers suggest that 2012 funding reforms in England have already fundamentally changed the OU By Simon Baker 17 April
REF open-access requirement for books ‘worth the outlay’ Concerns over cost and impact of proposals can be overcome, say scholars By Rachael Pells 17 April
UK university staff offered 1.7 per cent pay rise for 2018-19 Trade unions asking for a 7.5 per cent uplift or an extra £1,500, whichever is greater By Jack Grove 16 April