Turkish academics jailed for almost nine years over ‘terrorism’ Sixty-four staff from a university in south-west Turkey have been imprisoned over alleged links to a banned organisation By Jack Grove 23 May
Financial burden of French 中国A片 revealed Despite country’s reputation for egalitarian access, survey finds affordability is a struggle for some By David Matthews 23 May
Nordic business schools should create MBAs ‘for rent’ Scandinavian executive education also told that it needs to look beyond profit By Matthew Reisz 23 May
Oxford data reveal disciplines’ admissions equality divide State school students more likely to apply for highly competitive courses, says university report By Anna McKie 23 May
Complaints of ‘excessive’ Athena SWAN workload as review launched King’s College London survey highlights time-consuming nature of flagship equality charter By Jack Grove 22 May
Law professor set to become Italy's next prime minister University of Florence professor in line to lead coalition of the Five Star Movement and the League By Jack Grove 21 May
May: UK wants ‘option’ to associate to EU research post-Brexit PM says UK would ‘willingly’ pay to enter Horizon Europe, but wants ‘influence’ By John Morgan 21 May
Universities under pressure to scrap use of nine-month contracts Victory for Durham campaigners offers hope other universities could follow suit in ending ‘precarious’ employment arrangements By Rachael Pells 21 May
UCL inquiry to put ‘academic values back at centre of governance’ Academic board votes for governance commission after lecturers’ campaign By John Morgan 21 May
Philosopher in high heels tackles the beauty myth Heather Widdows says ‘powder, paint, leather and heels’ have helped her to ‘unsettle and undermine the status quo’ By Matthew Reisz 20 May
British Academy questions REF’s open-access deadline for books Scholarly body warns mandate could ‘undermine the UK’s place in the global research community’ By Rachael Pells 19 May
Call for tailored mental health support for postgraduate researchers One in four female and one in five male postgraduate researchers found to be seeking counselling during their studies, according to new report from Research England By Rachael Pells 18 May