US university places won by UK state pupils
The Sutton Trust has funded degree study at US institutions for 58 pupils from low-income backgroundsÂ
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New metrics could measure ‘research endeavour’
Hefce head of research policy suggests the way research is conducted should be measured too
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News blog: BIS must still find £450m cut
Department confirms work to find savings is ongoing, but offers no details on George Osborne’s Budget pledge to bring in ‘new entrants’, says John Morgan
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St George’s, University of London names new principal
Consultant gynaecologist and Imperial College London professor Jenny Higham takes over at South London institution
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MPs confirmed for BIS and science committees
Members include experienced higher education campaigner Paul Blomfield and medical doctor Tania Mathias
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Should universities ‘sell’ their graduates online?
A Chinese university has launched an e-commerce site in a bid to improve its graduate employment figures. Will others follow suit? asks Ellie Bothwell
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Growth in applications to UK universities slows
The most selective institutions fare best as student number controls lifted
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News blog: How will the National Living Wage affect universities?
George Osborne's plan for a minimum £9 an hour will not affect vast majority of university staff, but there will be cost implications for institutions, says Jack Grove
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University of Warwick commits to fossil fuel divestment
Campaigners say suitable fossil-free investment funds should be available within a year
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THE podcast: 9-15 July 2015 issue review
This week's issue discussed by the ߣߣÊÓƵ team
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Carol Clark, 1940-2015
A scholar and translator who broke through glass ceilings at Oxford has died
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Q&A with Howard Covington
We speak to the chair of the Alan Turing Institute
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Tell us about your paper – and make it short and tweet
A medical journal now requires submissions to be accompanied by a Twitter-length summary
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Campus close-up: University of Brighton
Troops to Teachers programme allows veterans to turn swords into whiteboards
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The academy’s super troupers
A study of European research output reveals the prolificacy of an elite group of scholars. Chris Havergal discovers their characteristics