Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister Former prisons minister takes on brief as predecessor moved to Department for Transport By Jack Grove 9 January
Guidance tells vice-chancellors to justify high pay ratios Proposed governance code will require institutions to explain why leaders’ pay is above ‘acceptable’ range of average pay multiples By Jack Grove 9 January
Toby Young quits Office for Students board after MPs’ debate Controversial journalist resigns from English 中国A片's new regulator after his appointment was condemned in House of Commons By Jack Grove 9 January
Mid-tier journals ‘risk being squeezed out by monopoly publishers’ Biggest titles’ opening of sister periodicals is taking submissions away from specialist titles, researchers warn By Rachael Pells 9 January
Cabinet reshuffle: Damian Hinds appointed UK education secretary Former work and pensions minister replaces Justine Greening, who leaves the government By Chris Havergal 8 January
Keith Burnett to retire as Sheffield v-c Physicist will step down 'in coming months', once successor is appointed By Sophie Inge 8 January
London campus income advantages ‘outweigh increased costs’ Analysis by Deloitte raises questions about current weightings for teaching and research funding By Simon Baker 8 January
Graduate magnets told to stop ‘free-riding’ on foreign education Governments could ‘abandon’ support for sector unless countries that attract graduates recompense those that taught them, academic warns By David Matthews 7 January
Global university collaboration is key to fighting nationalism Universities have a big role to play in counteracting the nationalist sentiment emerging around the world, Amit Chakma says ahead of 2018 Asia Universities Summit By Amit Chakma 6 January
National demands ‘force universities away from local communities’ Scholars argue swelling targets for teaching and research are making it harder for universities to have a regional impact By David Matthews 6 January
Expertise of OfS board questioned in wake of Toby Young row Appointing right-wing journalist to Office for Students’ board over scientists is ‘surprising’ and ‘bizarre’, say senior academics By Jack Grove 5 January
Elsevier maintains German access despite failure to strike deal Some of the biggest universities in Germany are now without contracts with the publisher By David Matthews 4 January
