Autonomy fears over government review of English admissions Commentators question value of exercise when Augar review has yet to report and Office for Students is already exploring issue By Anna McKie 8 April
Thousands call on Oxford to remove Brunei sultan*s degree King*s College London and Aberdeen say they are reviewing honours over new law making gay sex punishable by death By Nick Mayo 5 April
&Comprehensive* review of English university admissions launched Alongside concern about unconditional offers, Damian Hinds wants focus on improving access By Chris Havergal 5 April
Fair university access cuts &happiness gap* between rich and poor Research shows larger intakes and alternative routes to higher education improves happiness among disadvantaged young people By Anna McKie 5 April
Open University platform scales up citizen science Members of the public will be able to run their own experiments, producing data that could be valuable for scholars By Matthew Reisz 5 April
Video link allows UK conservatoires to perform in concert Students in different cities simultaneously performing version of play interact at six separate points via technology By Matthew Reisz 5 April
Scepticism over European hunger for UK collaboration post-Brexit &Cloud cuckoo land* to think British-based academics will be partners of choice after exit from European Union, conference hears By Nick Mayo 4 April
Support for entrepreneurship in UK universities in freefall University support for enterprise in local schools and communities has significantly decreased in the past six years, study shows By Anna McKie 4 April
Chantal Mouffe: &only populism can save the left* Political scientists typically see politics as an exercise in consensus-building. But Chantal Mouffe tells John Morgan that the left must learn from right-wing populists* exploitation of ※them and us§ narratives if it is not to be vanquished by them By John Morgan 4 April
English universities warned over &unachievable* student number plans Report from Office for Students says &unrealistic* targets on recruitment could expose an institution to &significant risk* By Simon Baker 4 April
Most European universities failing to monitor open access costs Survey finds that European institutions have open access policies in place 每 but far fewer have specific targets systems to check their progress By David Matthews 4 April
Hackers breach UK university defences &within two hours* Report discloses attack by North Korean and Iranian-sponsored criminals on UK higher education institutions By Anna McKie 4 April