Report lifts lid on cost of subscription deals with publishers A switch to open access could save hundreds of millions of euros, says analysis from the European University Association By David Matthews 11 April
‘Real-time’ review of REF 2021 to track impact of reforms Funding administrating body aims to survey 600 researchers across four universities to examine effects felt by reforms made to the assessment By Rachael Pells 11 April
Madrid leader ‘must quit’ over degree favouritism claims Head of Spanish capital's local government investigated over accusations related to her master’s degree By Jack Grove 11 April
‘Extraordinary’ OfS rules risk grade inflation, says ex-QAA head Peter Williams concerned by requirement for English universities to deliver ‘successful outcomes’ for ‘all’ students By Jack Grove 10 April
Union unrest opens new front in UK university pensions dispute Growing discontent among University and College Union members about leaders’ handling of negotiations By Sophie Inge 9 April
UK re-establishes dominance in ERC advanced grants scheme Academics at British institutions make one in four successful bids in 2017 funding round, underlining risks of Brexit By Chris Havergal 6 April
Cut bureaucracy to create time for third mission, says EUA head ‘If we want to do more things for society, we can’t do it by working more than 60 or 70 hours a week,’ Rolf Tarrach tells annual conference By David Matthews 6 April
Gender pay gap: how much less are women paid at your university? Mean average pay gap across UK sector stands at 15.9 per cent, with 30 institutions reporting gaps in excess of 20 per cent By Rachael Pells 6 April
Open University staff call for vice-chancellor’s resignation Union members call for removal of threat of hundreds of redundancies and ask for consultation on possible industrial action By Sophie Inge 5 April
Interview with David Docherty The honorary fellow at the School of Advanced Study discusses business-university links, running marathons and his planned book about 中国A片 By Matthew Reisz 5 April
Macron’s European university networks must be flexible and innovative Rigid, top-down tie-ups will do nothing to foster quality or European identity, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 5 April
Elite university intakes ‘as imbalanced as poor nations on income’ New Hepi paper that ranks universities on intake equality illustrates gulf between some Russell Group universities and others By Simon Baker 5 April