Interdisciplinarity and global view ‘priorities for humanities’ Scholars in English and other disciplines need to engage with big challenges facing planet, conference hears By Matthew Reisz 20 January
More European academics are leaving the UK – can you blame them? Almost 2,350 academics from non-UK European countries have resigned from UK universities in the past year, and Layla Moran fears that could be just the tip of the iceberg By Layla Moran 19 January
New universities minister promises review of English tuition fees In first public appearance since his appointment, Sam Gyimah claims Labour’s plan to scrap fees is unrealistic By Jack Grove 19 January
Blockchain 'could help combat mistrust in research' Technology behind Bitcoin is not just hype, say advocates, but could prevent data tampering and improve reproducibility By David Matthews 19 January
Jailed Turkish physicist recounts research struggle in prison Working with pen and paper and cut off from the outside world, Ali Kaya wrote three papers, re-deriving physical formulas from scratch By David Matthews 19 January
French university scrutinises ethics of AI research University of Paris-Saclay will incorporate ethical considerations into research on emerging technologies By Holly Else 19 January
Cambridge v-c defends supervisor of murder victim Giulio Regeni Stephen Toope describes public speculation about Maha Abdelrahman’s involvement in the case as ‘inaccurate, damaging and potentially dangerous’ By Sophie Inge 18 January
Bring in observers to avoid gender bias, universities told ‘Trained observers’ can help selection committees stamp out implicit bias against women, Europe’s biggest highest education institutions say By David Matthews 18 January
For-profit university director pocketed ?1.6 million Office for Students asked to tackle huge pay awards given to leaders of private providers By Jack Grove 18 January
Professors warn of recruitment ‘disaster’ over USS changes Senior academics express fears for younger colleagues as strike deadline looms By Sophie Inge 18 January
Erdo?an attack sparks fears over future of Turkish universities President’s broadside against Bo?azi?i University raises questions over Islamisation of institutions and international links By David Matthews 18 January
Richard Barbrook: using games in teaching reveals things that reading books can’t The politics lecturer talks Corbyn, computer games and reggae music By Matthew Reisz 18 January
