Oxford launches foundation year for students with BBB grades University follows Cambridge in offering gifted state school students chance to take fully funded introductory year By Tom Williams 4 May
As UK industrial disputes drag on, should union rethink tactics? UCU pushes on with shrinking rounds of strike action despite calls to regroup and rethink By Tom Williams 4 May
Universities pay out record compensation as complaints rise Ombudsman says difficulties finding alternative remedies during pandemic partly to blame for ?1.3 million bill By Tom Williams 4 May
Footballers* &university* eyes growth as first students graduate UA92 hails success of strategy attracting disadvantaged students but remains loss-making By Tom Williams 3 May
Shitij Kapur: improving student mental health The King*s College London president says universities are &not in any way toxic places* By Rosa Ellis 3 May
Information and guidance &crucial to lifelong learning reforms* Universities UK backs plans but stresses that they must be easy to understand and avoid bureaucracy for all involved By Tom Williams 2 May
Leaders suspended as police investigate Italian campus corruption Rector among those placed on leave amid probe into &rigged* recruitment rounds By Ben Upton 30 April
EUA conference: risky collaborations &need an exit strategy* Universities should have awkward conversations early and &be ready to write off costs* when tie-ups are soured by conflict By Ben Upton 29 April
&Golden triangle* will be crucial to &levelling up*, says Freeman Science minister suggests disagreements with Michael Gove over role of Oxford, Cambridge and London institutions By Jack Grove 29 April
Fundraising: large donations &mask* downward trends in UK New report on alumni giving and other fundraising warns over declining donor numbers By Simon Baker 29 April
EUA conference: don*t muddle academic freedom with freedom of expression Warning accompanies fresh effort to strengthen Europe-wide protections By Ben Upton 29 April
Universities UK names Vivienne Stern as chief executive International unit director to succeed Alistair Jarvis later this year By Chris Havergal 29 April