Martin Luther King inspires university workplace critique Research fellowship will explore how the US civil rights leader’s work could improve relations between academics and administrators By Jack Grove 15 March
Nicholas Phillipson, 1937-2018 Tributes paid to expert on the Scottish Enlightenment By Matthew Reisz 15 March
Threatened Central European University to open Vienna campus New outpost does not undermine commitment to remain in Budapest, institution insists By David Matthews 14 March
Stephen Hawking: physicist who revealed universe to millions dies Cambridge v-c says professor’s ‘exceptional contributions to scientific knowledge and the popularisation of science and mathematics have left an indelible legacy’ By Chris Havergal 14 March
Plans to link staff seniority to teaching quality in TEF ‘absurd’ Academics with higher qualifications or more experience could get higher scores in subject-level teaching excellence framework By Jack Grove 14 March
Mexican academics told to leave UK after doing research abroad Ernesto Schwartz-Marín and his wife Arely Cruz-Santiago told that their family has just 14 days to leave country By Sophie Inge 13 March
Nationalistic fraternity members join Austrian university boards Political appointees to governing councils are ‘the weakest and most provincial ones we’ve ever had’, says Universities Austria By David Matthews 13 March
Employers strike deal with UCU leaders in USS pension talks Agreement raises hopes that strike action could be suspended later this week By Chris Havergal 12 March
First Transgender Pride flag unveiled at Irish university Historic flying of Trans Pride flag at University College Cork follows similar commitment to equality by other Irish universities By Jack Grove 12 March
France launches new funding under climate research programme New schemes will provide grants to master’s and PhD students and postdoctoral researchers By Matthew Reisz 12 March
Romania to introduce mandatory anti-plagiarism courses Ethics modules ordered after warnings from students’ union that misconduct is on the rise By David Matthews 12 March
Research funders urged to extend deadlines as strikes continue Staff at 65 UK higher education institutions are entering their fourth week of strike action By Sophie Inge 12 March
