UK universities* links to &repressive* mega-campus condemned Institutions advising on Armenia*s merger plans should consider how &academic city* will make student protest impossible, warns Harvard professor By Jack Grove 29 April
Three providers fail to rectify complaints as compensation soars Amount paid out to English and Welsh students more than doubles in a year, driven by cases involving &serious disruption* and &misleading information* By Juliette Rowsell 29 April
Let*s embrace the REF*s radical redefinition of academic excellence We finally have a mechanism to overthrow the UK*s neo-feudal system of academic gatekeeping, say Krzysztof Nawratek and Lakshmi Priya Rajendran By Krzysztof Nawratek 29 April
Student loans for franchised degrees worth nearly ?2 billion Unregistered providers account for more than half of franchised tuition fee money claimed in past three years, new figures show By Helen Packer 28 April
Rise in university-business collaboration &driven by elite few* More than 60 per cent increase in income over past two decades masks &stagnation* in collaboration below high-performing institutions, report finds By Tom Williams 28 April
Elite universities admit fewer local students as intakes grow Students recruited from surrounding areas outnumbered by international applicants at 22 institutions By Patrick Jack 28 April
UK*s global research strengths &threatened* by QR cuts Block grant funding model found to hand country edge over other research systems, but only if value of funding isn*t further eroded By Tom Williams 28 April
Serbia appoints &harmful* new education minister amid protests Academic who has been a vocal critic of long-running student blockades joins government, sparking further demonstrations By Emily Dixon 27 April
University trans policies &unlawful* after Supreme Court ruling Guidance on facilities, accommodation and equality monitoring may need to be redrawn after landmark judgment, gender-critical scholars insist By Jack Grove 26 April
Dundee may need further government support, ministers admit Deputy first minister chairing ministerial group to consider fresh help for university, amid continuing doubts over its viability By Chris Havergal 25 April
Further job cuts not ruled out as 350 staff leave Edinburgh University cuts ?18 million from its pay bill with voluntary severance scheme, but remains some way short of its target for cost reductions By Juliette Rowsell 25 April
LSE seeks ideas for what to do with one of London*s oldest shops Competition to find use for &Old Curiosity Shop* on university*s Holborn campus can be inspiration for others looking to fill heritage buildings, says project manager By Patrick Jack 25 April