51勛圖 project seeks university values to live by Too many institutions fail to abide by their own statements of values, leaders warn By David Matthews 4 November
Higher salaries &needed to stem Italian brain drain* Leading Italian academics often leave the country, which struggles to attract highly rated foreign researchers By Jack Grove 4 November
UK universities fear collision of REF and subject TEF Institutions face &never-ending rollercoaster* of assessment, conference hears By Anna McKie 2 November
Government bill for student choice apps rises to ?425K Sector representatives sceptical of &kickstarter* spending By Simon Baker 2 November
Middle managers* tunnel vision &barrier to diversity* in science Scientific excellence must mean more than &how good someone is with a round-bottom flask*, conference hears By Matthew Reisz 2 November
Rich &should pay to help poorer nations make open access switch* Plan S task force leader suggests developed nations could contribute towards article processing charges in poorer sectors By Rachael Pells 2 November
Is Russia*s 5-100 Project working? Simon Baker weighs the evidence for the transformation of the country*s higher education system By Simon Baker 1 November
UK universities under pressure to pay &living wage* Living Wage Foundation says that only about one in five higher education institutions has sought accreditation By Chris Havergal 1 November
Admissions staff told to focus on duration of deprivation Study finds current methods used for assessing disadvantage fall short By Anna McKie 1 November
Market forces: growing English deficits trigger sustainability fears Deepening deficits of up to ?14 million at English universities prompt warnings of damage to cities and towns reliant on universities as &anchors* By John Morgan 1 November
Vanessa Toulmin: archaeology is the rock *n* roll of the arts Circus expert Vanessa Toulmin explains how growing up on a fairground has shaped her academic career, teaching style and approach to life By Jack Grove 1 November
Scholars who write children*s literature The academy has long had a rich vein of children*s literature running through it, with J. R. R. Tolkien, Lewis Carroll and C. S. Lewis all being Oxford dons. Matthew Reisz finds that the seam is still producing modern-day gems By Matthew Reisz 1 November