Lecturers face investigation if average mark below 2:1 Academics are told to think twice about returning module marks that average below a 2:1 By Jack Grove 1 February
Career advice: how to handle ‘revise and resubmit’ requests In an increasingly competitive publishing environment, responding effectively to criticism is key to getting published, says Robert MacIntosh By Robert MacIntosh 1 February
Will other countries follow Germany into battle with Elsevier? Although Finland and South Korea have agreed deals with the publisher, European sectors are looking to take a harder line By David Matthews 1 February
Wellcome Trust to open Berlin office ahead of Brexit As Brexit nears, charitable research funder is the latest UK institution to establish a German presence By David Matthews 1 February
Eurovision: why we need a European Teaching Excellence Rankings Explore the latest offering in our teaching-focused rankings portfolio, says THE’s data and analytics director Duncan Ross By Duncan Ross 1 February
World Academic Summit 2018: full programme announced Leaders of some of the world’s top universities will speak at flagship THE event in Singapore By Ellie Bothwell 30 January
Generation snowflake? What’s that? say students University of Leeds study finds many undergraduates have never heard of term, or ‘trigger warnings’ By Sophie Inge 30 January
Southampton and Soas return for TEF regrade High-profile bronze award winners hope to improve ratings after changes to methodology of UK’s teaching standards audit By Jack Grove 29 January
Academics ‘lack support’ to help with student mental health Researchers identify lack of clarity around the role of academics, with some performing tasks they are not trained to do, putting both them and the student at risk By Sophie Inge 29 January
Advance HE: boards of merging agencies announce ‘supergroup’ name New body to bring together Equality Challenge Unit, Higher Education Academy and Leadership Foundation for Higher Education By Rachael Pells 29 January
Georgia aims for quality and mobility after corruption crackdown Former Soviet state can become destination for international students thanks to its successful fight against academic graft, says minister By Jack Grove 28 January
Campus estate upgrades ‘at risk from Brexit borrowing squeeze’ Infrastructure plans at English universities may be derailed by credit downgrade and loss of access to European Investment Bank, says regulator By Jack Grove 27 January
