Former Edge Hill PVC jailed for five years over £500k fraud Robert Smedley sentenced for five counts of fraud alongside partner Christopher Joynson By Chris Havergal 30 October
‘Anti-Brexit bias’? Guilty as charged, scholars tell Daily Mail Sweeping away ‘leaves’, using the metric system and forcing students to speak ‘European’; the depth of universities’ EU ‘treachery’ is uncovered By David Matthews 30 October
One in five students doesn’t progress straight to year two Hefce analysis reveals extent of first-year retakes and transfers in England By Holly Else 29 October
End ‘troubling’ uncertainty over UKRI, says leading scientist Dame Athene Donald raises concerns about how UK research councils will operate under their new umbrella body By Rachael Pells 28 October
English universities in trouble if fee cap stays on, says Hefce Madeleine Atkins says institutions can cope with fees remaining at £9,250 for two years only By Rachael Pells 27 October
Final years of Horizon 2020 to fund EU’s ‘political priorities’ Remaining three years of funding programme to focus on carbon reduction, climate change resilience, digitisation and cybersecurity By David Matthews 27 October
Alison Wolf backs personalised learning accounts for England King’s College London professor says current loans system means most young people feel they have ‘no choice but to go to university’ By Ellie Bothwell 27 October
Open access week: ResearchGate and the violation of copyright agreements Hannelore Vanhaverbeke on what publishers can do to help reduce the number of scholars infringing copyright agreements By Hannelore Vanhaverbeke 27 October
How do research-intensive universities embrace inclusion? Speakers at the 2017 World Academic Summit discuss how world-class universities are embracing social inclusivity 27 October
Early deadline applications to UK universities bounce back EU and international applications up in data for Oxbridge, medical and veterinary degrees By Chris Havergal 26 October
Predatory conferences ‘now outnumber official scholarly events’ UK researcher who travelled to predatory conference in Denmark calls for greater awareness of problem By Jack Grove 26 October
Ignorance of predatory conferences means warning signs are missed Why do smart scholars fall for dodgy conferences, asks Jack Grove By Jack Grove 26 October
