Universities with biggest shares of 2:1s and firsts revealed Latest Hesa data on degree classification shows where increase in top grades was highest in 2016-17 By Simon Baker 8 February
Hilary Grainger: we need to talk more openly about death The architectural historian on the mediocrity of postwar crematoria design and why we need to talk more openly about death By Ellie Bothwell 8 February
Elizabeth Meehan, 1947-2018 Tributes paid to first female politics professor in any part of Ireland By Matthew Reisz 8 February
Universities take different paths on mature students and BTECs Analysis of the latest Ucas recruitment data suggests some institutions have changed strategy in the past few years By Simon Baker 8 February
Career impact on relationships ‘worst for junior academics’ THE survey reveals how work pressures shape researchers’ decisions around relationships and family By Ellie Bothwell 8 February
Leading universities oppose OfS pay transparency demands Institutions will need to disclose full details of all those earning more than £150,000 under the regulator’s proposed new rule By Jack Grove 8 February
Research-intensive universities ‘offer best maternity pay’ Generous leave packages used as a strategy to retain top female researchers in elite institutions, study suggests By Rachael Pells 8 February
Aberystwyth University’s Mauritius campus loses £1 million Deficit revealed after announcement that institution will close the overseas outpost By Ellie Bothwell 7 February
Italian temporary professors ‘earn as little as €3.75 an hour’ Universities pay only for direct teaching time, making effective hourly pay derisory, union claims By David Matthews 7 February
Liverpool announces second China campus partnership Up to 24,000 students will study at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s two campuses near Shanghai by 2028 By Jack Grove 7 February
Dutch students ‘losing out’ due to English degree growth Domestic students are being squeezed out of Dutch universities by growing numbers of international students, claims a leading newspaper By Jack Grove 7 February
Pan-European study abroad initiative renewed until 2020 Cross-continent campaign seeks to attract overseas students from South America to Asia By Matthew Reisz 7 February
