THE Europe Teaching Rankings 2018: our information expedition Duncan Ross explains how we addressed the challenges of sourcing, compiling and presenting the data for a teaching-led league table for Europe By Duncan Ross 2 July
UK university staff to vote on strike action in pay dispute Ballot follows walkouts over pensions earlier this year By Anna McKie 29 June
Heroic leadership ‘will fail’ in higher education Relying on an inspirational leader is a bad tactic for universities, conference hears By Jack Grove 29 June
London Met names next vice-chancellor University of Roehampton provost Lynn Dobbs will take the reins at London Metropolitan University in October By Jack Grove 29 June
Call for Swiss to be eligible for European university networks University alliances warn pilot could be restricted to Erasmus+ programme countries only By Ellie Bothwell 29 June
Millennial scientists chafe at Nobel laureates’ advice At a gathering of young scientists and Nobel prizewinners, David Matthews detects a whiff of mutiny in the air stirred by the pressures of a modern research career By David Matthews 29 June
Journal trials accepting all articles it sends for peer review Submissions will be published alongside reviewers’ comments and author responses By Rachael Pells 29 June
Scottish ministerial nominee dropped over ‘offensive’ blog post Gillian Martin described transgender students as ‘hairy-knuckled laydees’ By Chris Havergal 28 June
GSA’s Mackintosh building to be partially dismantled Glasgow School of Art’s historic home at risk of ‘sudden collapse’ By Chris Havergal 28 June
'Intense peer pressure' part of Nobel formula Chemistry laureate Michael Levitt also warns younger scientists are now far less likely to be awarded grants By David Matthews 28 June
UK gets world-first national learning analytics service Thirty providers already signed up to initiative, with another 30 interested in following suit By Anna McKie 28 June
Minister backs mental health charter for English universities Student Minds to lead in developing charter, but student mental health ‘isn’t just about universities’ By John Morgan 28 June