‘Moonshot’ science trumps basic research in EU budget proposals University representatives disappointed by lower than expected budget increase for European Research Council By David Matthews 7 June
Minister attacks ‘threadbare’ courses at English universities Sam Gyimah criticises institutions for trying to get ‘bums on seats’, as graduate earnings analysis reveals wide variation in performance By Anna McKie 7 June
Review urges greater financial incentives for Welsh researchers Reid review says academics must win a greater share of competitively allocated funding post-Brexit By Rachael Pells 7 June
Students at ‘gold’ providers see good value, not good teaching The Hepi/Advance HE Student Academic Survey finds undergraduates at gold-rated institutions do not rank teaching staff highly By Anna McKie 7 June
How global trade deals could impact universities Unions and universities worry that agreements could leave them vulnerable to for-profit competition and entrench privatisation By David Matthews 7 June
UK academics oppose visa monitoring regime for foreign staff Requirement for visa holders to report attendance builds ‘culture of mistrust’, say scholars By Rachael Pells 7 June
Turkey aims to treble international student numbers President unveils new target of attracting 350,000 foreign students despite ongoing concern over human rights abuses By Jack Grove 6 June
TEF results 2018: re-entry gamble pays off for many universities Universities of Liverpool and Southampton among those to improve their ratings By Anna McKie 6 June
New rules on UK vice-chancellors’ pay ‘woefully inadequate’ Committee of University Chairs guidelines say leaders should not be involved in setting their own pay and should be required to justify their salaries By Chris Havergal 6 June
Bentley-driving vice-chancellor pockets £66K pay rise Bolton head’s pay rose by almost 30 per cent despite ministers’ calls for salary restraint By Jack Grove 6 June
Fifth of European Research Council grants lead to ‘breakthrough’ Interdisciplinary and risky projects in particular led to projects that made big strides in understanding, evaluators say By David Matthews 5 June
Warwick hopes to be one of Macron’s European university networks Institution hopes to win funding under European Commission project, despite Brexit By Anna McKie 5 June