Heriot-Watt sacks professor over sexual assault claims Police are investigating reports that Kevin O’Gorman carried out attacks dating back to 2005 By Ellie Bothwell 27 November
World University Rankings 2018 by subject: physical sciences results out now Expansion of league table reveals a more diverse list of countries and institutions By Ellie Bothwell 27 November
‘Increasing appetite’ to leave university applications late Number of students winning places at UK institutions after applying direct to clearing up 14 per cent By Chris Havergal 27 November
REF reforms ‘strike reasonable balance’ but game-playing ‘goes on’ Final decisions on shape of research excellence framework are an improvement but will not end ‘game-playing’, sector experts warn By Rachael Pells 26 November
Dutch university says student cannot defend PhD dressed as pirate Engineer takes institution to human rights body over satirical dig at exceptions for religious clothing By David Matthews 24 November
Minimum income threshold post-Brexit ‘would deter scientists’ Hilary Benn also suggests that UK’s future in Horizon 2020 is not necessarily contingent on free movement By Ellie Bothwell 24 November
UK to loosen visa rules for graduates and researchers But sector calls for progress on plan to grow overseas student numbers and publication of immigration White Paper By John Morgan 24 November
Continental researchers lukewarm on UK access to EU funding Survey suggests European scholars are resistant to UK continuing to enjoy full participation in programmes such as Horizon 2020 By Simon Baker 24 November
Bath v-c narrowly survives vote of no-confidence Senate backs Glynis Breakwell by 19 votes to 16 after controversy over high pay and calls from staff for her to resign By Ellie Bothwell 23 November
Career advice: how to make your university disability-friendly Sally Everett explains how her institution used low-cost and creative measures to transform its support services By Sally Everett 23 November
Simon Armitage: how I overcame my fear of lecturing The Oxford professor of poetry on returning to ‘exotic’ Leeds, why he’s glad he didn’t study English at university, and the future of literature By Jack Grove 23 November
USS pension reform plan an ‘undesirable’ and ‘retrograde’ step Pensions expert criticises Universities UK’s ‘outdated’ proposal to end defined benefit scheme for almost 200,000 staff By Jack Grove 23 November
