Excellence and access &not mutually exclusive*, says Exeter v-c Lisa Roberts highlights increasing state school admissions as key priority and rejects &death of the lecture* strategy By Ellie Bothwell 16 June
V-cs go for pension reforms but USS wants &stronger assurances* Universities UK on collision course with unions, which warn reforms could cost members thousands of pounds annually in retirement By Chris Havergal 15 June
We need an honest debate about how education should change Universities are anxious to meet social priorities, but new demands must be properly resourced, say Jo Angouri and Jan Palmowski By Jo Angouri 15 June
Stop using &out of date* TEF ratings in marketing, providers told Regulator extends existing awards, with results of reformed evaluation not due to be published until 2023 By Chris Havergal 14 June
Tories* local backing for new universities bucks party rhetoric As Conservative ministers attack sector expansion, MPs support it locally 每 offering potential route for sector &dialogue* with party By John Morgan 14 June
Will graphic novels ever be taken seriously as research outputs? Recent examples explore everything from radical vaudeville to the legacy of slavery By Matthew Reisz 14 June
UK regulator probes Turnitin-Ouriginal deal Academics fear California-based company is gaining monopoly on plagiarism detection services By Chris Havergal 13 June
Queen*s Birthday Honours: vaccine pioneers and Augar top list University of Oxford*s Sarah Gilbert and Andrew Pollard among those receiving royal recognition alongside chair of review of post-18 education in England By Anna McKie 11 June
Scotland includes international students in Covid vaccine rollout Learners to get jabs in line with guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation By Chris Havergal 11 June
Cash boost for English technical education &counters degree myth* Education secretary says university degree is not &the only way to a good job* By Chris Havergal 11 June
Danish academics fear for freedom after MPs condemn &activism* Parliamentary resolution seen as culmination of a campaign against gender, race and migration scholarship By David Matthews 11 June
Three hard truths I learned before moving to a non-academic career Your new manager likely doesn*t have a PhD, and she*s higher on the food chain because experience is more valued than a doctorate, says Janelle Ward By Janelle Ward 11 June