Humboldtian ideal: German university goes family-friendly The world’s first research university offers to take care of those with caring responsibilities By Matthew Reisz 21 March
Super-agency the ‘go-to for how-to’ in English higher education Advance HE will be a supportive friend to higher education as England’s new regulator gets tough, explains chief executive Alison Johns By Jack Grove 21 March
Essay mill’s claims misleading, says advertising watchdog UK Essays said that its ghostwritten papers provided a ‘guaranteed grade, every time’ By Jack Grove 21 March
Sam Gyimah: UK collaboration with Israel ‘a strategic priority’ Minister says the UK has much to learn from Israel’s scientific excellence and entrepreneurial flair By Matthew Reisz 20 March
Five new medical schools for English universities Announcements are part of wider initiative to increase number of training places by 1,500 over three years By Chris Havergal 20 March
Academics ‘must sign away authorship rights’ to recorded lectures Copyright policy would bar staff at University of Nottingham from objecting to edited versions of their own lectures, which could be used during a strike By Jack Grove 20 March
MENA Universities Summit: success of overseas partnerships relies on ‘academic champions’ Internationalisation expert says universities should only proceed with new collaborations if there is backing from scholars By Ellie Bothwell 19 March
Humanities at risk as Denmark ties course places to labour market Students’ union says major report suggests that humanities degrees are ‘not worthwhile’ By David Matthews 19 March
Campus learning: historians turn surroundings into study material Project encourages students to explore the past of Roehampton’s Georgian mansions and teacher training colleges By Matthew Reisz 18 March
Students happy to fund research, but not other departments Survey of more than 5,000 students fuels debate about cross-subsidies in English higher education By Chris Havergal 15 March
‘Little appetite’ for overseas collaboration fund post-Brexit Creating a separate pot of money for international research ‘risks funding second-rate’ work, conference hears By Ellie Bothwell 15 March
Demand for 300K new university places ‘threatens uncapped system’ Hepi report warns that surge in youth population and higher participation will add to government’s funding headache in England By Simon Baker 15 March