Regulator seeks more information on English university finances Institutions asked to provide interim financial returns amid rising tide of redundancies By Chris Havergal 6 March
Cambridge veterinary course to continue despite quality concerns Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has threatened to strip the school of its accreditation By Juliette Rowsell 6 March
Ethnicity grant-awarding gap widens with age for EPSRC applicants Study finds evidence of &modest* bias among reviewers covering race and gender By Jack Grove 6 March
Overseas master*s enrolments down 17 per cent, universities say Total international enrolments down 11 per cent despite increases at undergraduate and doctoral levels, according to Heses survey By Patrick Jack 6 March
Kingston axes philosophy centre in humanities department shutdown Staff and students fight to save famed unit, transferred from Middlesex University in 2010 By Jack Grove 6 March
Growing diversity helping to drive &swing* to science degrees Politicians pushing STEM courses &would be well advised to acknowledge that at present student demand is doing their work for them*, says Hepi report By Chris Havergal 6 March
Graduate recruiters &filter out* poorer and minority applicants UCL research potentially has significant implications for universities rated on post-study employment outcomes By Juliette Rowsell 6 March
More students from war zones enrol on UK university courses British Council report raises concerns about unequal relationships and brain drain By Helen Packer 5 March
One-word university ratings are fool*s gold Rather than designating England*s universities gold, silver or bronze the TEF should promote deeper understanding of teaching quality, says Steve Briggs By Steve Briggs 5 March
Government bailouts a &moral hazard* for universities, says Peck Most institutions in trouble can find balance between income and expenditure on their own, according to prospective new OfS chair By Tom Williams 4 March
Elon Musk survives Royal Society expulsion bid Meeting over revoking fellowship of Tesla and SpaceX boss proves inconclusive, although academy promises to consider &potential further actions* By Jack Grove 4 March
Open-source investigation courses target &crisis in democracy* News website Bellingcat co-creates module in partnership with University of Nottingham By Patrick Jack 4 March