Plan S: a shock or a solution for academic publishing? European funders’ shift away from subscription journals raises questions over the outlook for prestigious periodicals By Rachael Pells 7 September
English regulator plans shift to five-year access agreements Office for Students says end of system of annual negotiations will allow universities to be more ‘ambitious’ and ‘flexible’ By Anna McKie 7 September
Train all university staff in suicide prevention, says guidance Universities UK responds to growing public concern about number of undergraduates taking their own lives By Chris Havergal 6 September
Top astronomer donates £2.3 milllion prize to young physicists Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s graduate scholarships will help students from under-represented groups By Jack Grove 6 September
Muslim students feel ‘under suspicion’ on UK campuses Major study finds that many Muslim students are self-censoring and disengaging from UK campus life By Ellie Bothwell 6 September
English funding review on timing tightrope as loans reassessed Augar review needs to take account of key ONS debt study but get in ahead of spending review, observers warn By John Morgan 6 September
Ex-Bank of England chief attacks ‘unfair’ UK pension reforms Universities Superannuation Scheme is in ‘rude health’, says Mervyn King By Jack Grove 6 September
USS crisis: can the pension system be reformed? Former Bank of England governor Mervyn King and economist John Kay address the USS’ so-called funding crisis and propose a fairer approach to sharing risk between employers, employees and generations By Mervyn King 6 September
Emma Chapman: I'm fighting sexual misconduct so others don't suffer like I did The winner of the Royal Society’s Athena Prize talks about tackling sexual harassment and learning that scientific heroes are people, too By Anna McKie 6 September
Scientific excellence and social relevance are two sides of the same coin Universities must look beyond a narrow conception of impact to communicate the true value of higher education to society, say Ulrike Felt, Maximilian Fochler, Andreas Richter, Renée Schroeder and Lisa Sigl By Ulrike Felt 6 September
English review timing may ‘slip’ until after key loans work Philip Augar predicts ONS study could increase ‘public scrutiny of taxpayer subsidy for HE’ By John Morgan 5 September
Sam Gyimah: UK should be ‘more open’ to international students Minister sees MAC review as chance to change status quo that leaves him ‘concerned’ By John Morgan 5 September
