Animals in open light
It is a great shame that Michelle Thew from the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (Letters, 8 May) seeks to pour scorn on universities’ moves to be more open about the animal research...
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Mothers of contention
It was disappointing to see such a negative portrayal of higher education institutions as employers in the article “Disappointing pitter-patter of tiny pay packets” (News, 8 May). The article...
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Appropriate accommodation?
Martin McQuillan (“Selective hearing”, Features, 8 May) ignores those facts about the student occupations at the University of Sussex that do not fit his narrative. For instance, in March last year...
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Donations to universities rise but future pledges fall
Small increase in fundraising staff prompts questions over sector’s ability to meet £2 billion target by 2022
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Sector signs up to animal research openness
Signatories commit to greater transparency to assuage public concerns
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Quotas call for female vice-chancellors
Study proposes code of practice for recruitment firms to help address inequality
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Junior academics at Soas refuse to mark assignments
Contract lecturers down tools in protest over pay ‘that does not reflect hours worked’
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Oxford staff rally over employment rights review
UCU branch ‘strongly opposes’ changing scope of statute
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New rules let borrowers avoid Hefce hurdle
Universities could be allowed to seek cash without asking funding council’s permission
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Conor Gearty to ‘grill’ his LSE colleagues on camera
Senior scholar says his filmed 5-minute debates may expose the “tensions and contradictions’ in academics’ work
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Birkbeck pop-up takes Great War stories to the streets
University’s 10-week project featured talk by Michael Berlin on First World War conscientious objectors
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Campus close-up: Cardiff University
A Wales-funded public policy institute is to supply evidence to policymakers and create an ‘innovation culture’
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New steps and missteps in US hunt for Latin partners
Study reveals challenges for US universities seeking alliances in Argentina, Brazil and Chile
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Science on stage, fully rehearsed
Behind the scenes at science plays: the writers, their intentions and what they achieve
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A Wellcome chance for introspection and innovation
The research funder is seeking a head for its new science strategy department. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments