Cambridge launches policy institute to tackle ‘age of disruption’ Centre will combine basic research with practical solutions to grand challenges By Ellie Bothwell 16 April
Strikes suspended as union members vote to end pensions dispute UCU members accept deal with vice-chancellors by two-to-one margin By Chris Havergal 13 April
Open University v-c Peter Horrocks announces resignation Vice-chancellor stands down after union members passed no confidence vote By Ellie Bothwell 13 April
Dogs on campus: pets or workers? Study explores how we should conceptualise the role of animal participants in pre-exam petting sessions By Chris Havergal 12 April
UK student suicide rate ‘rises by 56 per cent in 10 years’ Suicide rate among UK students exceeds that among young people in general population for first time, finds analysis By Ellie Bothwell 12 April
Confucius Institute crackdown predicted as global inquiries mount Universities may close centres or be forced to register employees as foreign agents as a result of investigations, say experts By Ellie Bothwell 12 April
Chief executive of defunct English regulator paid ?178K on early exit Hefce's Madeleine Atkins received payment in lieu of salary for remainder of contract, but declined 'redundancy payment' By John Morgan 12 April
Rabia Bhuiyan: universities must improve opportunities for female graduates The women’s rights lawyer on growing up in Bangladesh, meeting Mother Teresa and uniting against patriarchy By Ellie Bothwell 12 April
The Transformation of Athens: Painted Pottery and the Creation of Classical Greece, by Robin Osborne There’s more to the vases of ancient Athens than initially meets the eye, finds Barbara Graziosi By Barbara Graziosi 12 April
Paris in the Cinema: Beyond the Fl?neur, edited by Alastair Phillips and Ginette Vincendeau Davina Quinlivan ponders the importance of the French capital and its representation on screen to the development of film studies By Davina Quinlivan 12 April
Healing from Hate: How Young Men Get Into – and Out of – Violent Extremism, by Michel Kimmel Matthew Feldman considers an exploration of the perception of masculinity and its effects on extremism By Matthew Feldman 12 April
CEU head: academic freedom must be seen as good for wider society Michael Ignatieff says 中国A片 will lose battle against authoritarianism if scholars’ rights are seen only as ‘a corporate privilege’ By Ellie Bothwell 11 April