MPs call for UK to create research misconduct watchdog Commons Science and Technology Committee expresses concerns that use of non-disclosure agreements could allow errant scholars to reoffend elsewhere By Rachael Pells 11 July
Sir David Bell swaps Reading v-c job for Sunderland Former permanent secretary at Department for Education &thrilled and honoured* with move north By Chris Havergal 10 July
Make greater use of contextual admissions, English sector told Office for Students says universities should put more weight on applicants* backgrounds By Chris Havergal 10 July
REF: funders &running out of time* on open access monographs Proposals to extend open access requirements to include all long-form works beyond REF 2021 divide opinion By Rachael Pells 10 July
Talks collapse as Germany rejects &unacceptable* Elsevier offer Publisher says it remains &committed* to striking a deal, but question mark hangs over institutions* continuing access By Rachael Pells 9 July
Mindfulness &helps students recall lectures better*, study claims Researcher also suggests there is &a lot of interest* in further study on mindfulness-NSS scores link By Anna McKie 8 July
Half of UK academics &suffer stress-linked mental health problems* Scholars at greater risk of stress-related illness than police, medics and local authority staff, research suggests By Jack Grove 6 July
New UK visa scheme announced for skilled foreign researchers Initiative will allow UKRI to sponsor researchers from outside the EU, but key questions unanswered By Rachael Pells 6 July
Zombie academic on the march Undead professor deployed as critique of managerialism and teaching evaluation at a UK conference By Jack Grove 5 July
Ucas mature student report shows &one size doesn*t fit all* Mature students more likely to study vocational courses, are mostly women and more likely to live at home, analysis finds By Anna McKie 5 July
UKRI counts tax cost after charity status &blunder* New government body for research predicts cost of ?15 million per year if tax problem not resolved By Rachael Pells 5 July
Career advice: how to survive your first exam board Robert MacIntosh explains what to expect when staff enter the little-known world of the university exam board By Robert MacIntosh 5 July