European universities fight to save rare subjects Rare disciplines face a multitude of threats but are key to the biodiversity of academia, advocates say By David Matthews 14 February
Funding taken away from PhD student after cancer diagnosis Claudia Pama launches campaign calling on research bodies to introduce proper sick pay provision By Rachael Pells 14 February
Caution over Turnitin’s role in fight against essay mills New software to identify ghostwritten essays welcomed, but experts say it is not a panacea By Jack Grove 12 February
Student satisfaction ‘unrelated’ to academic performance – study Open University study finds that, while students dislike collaborative learning, they are more likely to pass if they take part in it By Sophie Inge 12 February
John Sutherland: fees a ‘con’ to keep younger generation down After writing The War on the Old, UCL professor turns to The War on the Young By Sophie Inge 12 February
Irish applications to UK universities continue downward path Latest data show that Republic is no longer source of strongest demand for UK courses within EU By Simon Baker 10 February
Sweden aims to create ‘Nordic knowledge hub’ Government inquiry on internationalisation also calls for increased outbound mobility By Matthew Reisz 9 February
‘Low’ UK take-up of responsible metrics agenda causes concern Survey finds that most research organisations do not have a policy on use of metrics By Ellie Bothwell 9 February
Academics ‘fear they will be judged on learning gain data’ Staff must be reassured that information on students’ progress will be used for pedagogical purposes, conference hears By Sophie Inge 9 February
Universities with biggest shares of 2:1s and firsts revealed Latest Hesa data on degree classification shows where increase in top grades was highest in 2016-17 By Simon Baker 8 February
Hilary Grainger: we need to talk more openly about death The architectural historian on the mediocrity of postwar crematoria design and why we need to talk more openly about death By Ellie Bothwell 8 February
Elizabeth Meehan, 1947-2018 Tributes paid to first female politics professor in any part of Ireland By Matthew Reisz 8 February
