Royalties claim over Nazi*s writings raises fears for scholarship Historians await legal judgment over heirs* demands for payments from academics citing Joseph Goebbels* diaries By Matthew Reisz 30 April
Post-election scenarios assessed Whoever wins or holds the balance of power, senior sector figures see risks ahead for higher education funding, fees and policy By John Morgan 30 April
100 Under 50 Rankings 2015 results Ranking of universities under 50 years old shows a dip in UK*s strength in depth and Swiss on a roll 30 April
St Patrick*s gets green light for SLC loans But 51勛圖 Office revokes private college*s licence to sponsor overseas students By John Morgan 30 April
New EUA president will &speak up* to Brussels Rolf Tarrach, incoming head of the 850-strong EUA, is also keen to maintain and expand its UK membership By Holly Else 30 April
Regional attitudes on the value of a degree in the UK Less than a quarter of people in the North East of England agree that it is essential to have a degree in the current job market By Holly Else 30 April
Almost half of sector to back Labour, THE election poll suggests Our survey of university employees reveals the electoral intentions of a campus cohort with real impact By John Morgan 30 April
PhD loan scheme &may not be the right approach* Study suggests that students do not want to add more debt to personal finances By Holly Else 30 April
Unite to fight for common goals, NUS president-elect tells activists Megan Dunn sets out priorities as she defends the right to occupy By Chris Havergal 30 April
Press rewind on political thinkers to fast-forward, seminar hears Academics at a British Academy event discuss the purpose of the history of political thought By Matthew Reisz 30 April
Campus close-up: New College of the Humanities The marks of private provider*s first cohort of graduates make Anthony Grayling feel more vindicated than ever By Jack Grove 30 April
REF is a misery for early career researchers, survey finds Young academics cite bullying, pressure to publish and casualisation as downsides of assessment exercise By Paul Jump 30 April
Examiners give hugely different marks Study finds inconsistencies in grading for borderline 2:1 and 2:2 essays By Jack Grove 30 April
Help your research to hit the headlines Journalists who set the news agenda have short attention spans. By helping them, researchers can help to get coverage for their work By Holly Else 30 April
Financial gifts to universities surge to all-time high The value of donations peaks at ?807m, annual Ross/CASE survey finds, but challenges of limited outreach and elite domination persist By Chris Havergal 30 April
Corruption claim hits Rio university Commercial links are transparent, says sector body. Donna Bowater in Rio de Janeiro writes By Donna Bowater 30 April
Bolton urged to overturn decision on Markey sackings Two trade unions are urging the University of Bolton to overturn its decision to dismiss two employees for allegedly leaking information to the press By Chris Parr 29 April
Stirling &broke law* over lack of consultation for fixed-term jobs A Scottish university broke the law when it let staff on fixed-term contracts go without consulting unions, the Supreme Court has ruled By Chris Havergal 29 April
Heythrop and St Mary*s &merger* talks near conclusion One of the UK*s oldest higher education institutions has moved a step closer to a potential merger with a Catholic university By Jack Grove 28 April
Labour and Tories not backing up &warm words* on science The two main parties* manifestos have a mismatch between rhetoric and commitment to investment in science and engineering, an analysis has suggested. By Holly Else 27 April
Universities make 0.9% pay offer to staff Employers have called on unions to ※consider carefully the real value§ of a 0.9 per cent pay offer for university employees. By Chris Havergal 27 April
Complete University Guide reveals its top UK universities 2016 Data also show improvement in staff to student ratio By Chris Parr 27 April
Salford confirms Helen Marshall as v-c The University of Salford has confirmed that Helen Marshall will remain as its vice-chancellor on a permanent basis. By Paul Jump 27 April
Geography teacher training quality questioned The quality of school-led geography teacher training in England has been called into question by a new report. By John Elmes 26 April
Lower fees would mean different course choices, say students About 40 per cent of university applicants might choose a different course if tuition fees were reduced to ?6,000 a year, a new study suggests By Jack Grove 25 April
Warwick rebranding sparks petition A petition to ※halt the rebranding of the University of Warwick§ has attracted over 4,000 supporters. By John Morgan 24 April
Charlie Hebdo conference: new risk assessment announced Queen*s Belfast move suggests event could still go ahead, but confusion remains about why conference was cancelled By Matthew Reisz 24 April
Soas to divest from fossil fuel industry Soas, University of London, is to divest from fossil fuels within the next three years after the institution*s governing body today approved the decision. By Chris Parr 24 April
Bolton student describes aftermath of sackings An undergraduate taught by the recently dismissed University of Bolton lecturer Damien Markey has described how the decision has affected students. By Chris Parr 24 April
Labour ?6K fees policy &not incredibly sensible*, says IFS expert Education election briefing also hears claims that coalition*s private colleges policy was &completely mad* By John Morgan 24 April
Drag studies module launched by Edge Hill A university has launched what it claims is the UK*s first module in &drag studies* By Matthew Reisz 23 April
Europe investment scheme projects announced Move angers universities, who say plan to take funds from research pot have yet to be approved by European Parliament By Holly Else 23 April
Beware spread of laddism, universities told Awareness of the impact of lad culture and the specific behaviours associated with it needs to be increased, conference hears By Chris Havergal 23 April
Death may have many dates, conference hears The Red Barn murder, organ donation and grave re-use were topics at an academic seminar By Matthew Reisz 23 April
Campus close-up: University of Sussex Nearing its half-century, the Science Policy Research Unit*s bold bid to find &radical solutions* to global problems will cast the expertise net wide By Holly Else 23 April
UK academy may need diversity quota, says US dean Head of Georgetown*s McDonough School of Business says that changing white male domination may require &something dramatic* By Chris Havergal 23 April
UK*s big guns make a stand for research in Europe Mass lobby in Brussels for Horizon 2020 funding &draws line in the sand* on cuts By Jack Grove 23 April
Subject: how to master your inbox Many academics suffer &email overload*, says one study, which also considers how to get a grip. Plus the latest higher education appointments By Chris Havergal 23 April
?6K fees more likely as SNP backs plan that would boost Barnett cash Scottish National Party manifesto confirms party would support lower fees in England By Chris Havergal 23 April
Hundreds fail to spot plagiarism Study reveals half of students skip over attribution and many have lenient views on punishment for cheats By Paul Jump 23 April
Forging global citizens is electrifying, says head of NYU Abu Dhabi Vice-chancellor talks to Chris Havergal about breaking free from Western constraints By Chris Havergal 23 April
Cambridge v-c warns Brexit would isolate UK researchers Sir Leszek Borysiewicz says that universities would lose hundreds of millions of pounds a year in EU funding By Jack Grove 23 April
OU vice-chancellor: slump in part-time study is &a tragedy* Peter Horrocks, the Open University*s new v-c, highlights how the loss affects individuals and society By Chris Parr 23 April
Nature journal &playing with fire* over fee for fast-track review 150 editors at Nature Publishing Group*s Scientific Reports to resign if the option to jump the publication queue becomes permanent By Paul Jump 23 April
Moocs: fluctuating rates in online investment THE study determines average cost of creating a course for the FutureLearn platform By Chris Parr 23 April
?8m funding cut could &destroy* Northern Ireland*s institutions Queen*s v-c speaks out amid plans to axe 236 staff and reduce student numbers by more than 1,000 By Chris Havergal 23 April
Does politics matter? Answers on a beer mat, please University of Sheffield project to leave 4,000 coasters in bars to gather data on public attitudes to politics and democracy By Matthew Reisz 23 April
Private college approved for public loan funding despite concerns QAA to review AA Hamilton College after identifying &a number of significant weaknesses* By Jack Grove 23 April
EU commissioner to mine untapped research riches Carlos Moedas says gender and international diversity will yield gold By Holly Else 23 April
Salford staff to strike over sackings UCU claims two members may have been targeted for &role in union* By John Morgan 22 April
Charlie Hebdo academic conference &cancelled* But Queen*s University Belfast says issue is not related to academic freedom and organisers failed to complete necessary risk assessment By Jack Grove 22 April
Megan Dunn elected next NUS president Former vice-president promises to focus on tackling cost of living crisis By Chris Havergal 22 April
Slay peer review &sacred cow*, says former BMJ chief Peer review is a sacred cow that is ready to be slain, a former editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal has said By Paul Jump 21 April