Vanessa Proudman: why open access must be the future of science Open-access campaigner talks about the flood of ideas that comes to her at night and the challenges of change By Holly Else 14 December
New guidelines set to steer UK v-cs away from pay panels &Spurious* justifications for executive pay criticised as one leader claims furore will &blow over* By Chris Havergal 14 December
Stephen Bax, 1960-2017 Academic whose research interests were shaped by an African childhood remembered By Matthew Reisz 14 December
UK and Switzerland &best in Europe* at importing top researchers Research grant data shows patterns of academic migration around Europe 每 with Italy suffering the biggest brain drain By David Matthews 13 December
These are the 10 most popular academic papers of 2017 Alternative metrics find that research on dieting, PhD mental health and female doctors attracted the most online attention this year By THE reporters 12 December
Macron*s climate research programme poaches 18 scientists Response to US withdrawal from Paris climate accords announces first winners 每 but has been denounced as a publicity stunt by some French academics By David Matthews 12 December
Ireland seeks five-fold rise in students studying languages As Brexit nears, Dublin plans to upgrade the country's language skills By David Matthews 12 December
Gulf in funding between European university sectors &is widening* As Germany, France and Nordic and Alpine countries continue with increased investment, much of the rest of the Continent has not recovered from the financial crisis By David Matthews 12 December
Branch campus leaders told to be &more patient* to taste success Debate follows news that two UK universities are struggling with projects By Ellie Bothwell 11 December
DfE bids to raise English fee cap to ?11K for two-year degrees Department*s claim that &students could be left over ?25K better off* likely to prompt scepticism By John Morgan 10 December
&Concrete reassurances* on post-Brexit residency and Horizon 2020 Joint publication from EU and UK negotiators confirms EU-funded research will be protected and citizens* rights upheld By Rachael Pells 8 December
Controversial Sussex v-c got ?230K pay-off on departure Michael Farthing*s &golden goodbye* likely to intensify calls for inquiry into &excessive* vice-chancellor pay By Jack Grove 8 December