Staff fear ‘death spiral’ as Goldsmiths restructures again Arts university hopes latest ‘transformation plan’ will help it survive, but staff fear much-lauded institution will be left ‘devastated’ By Juliette Rowsell 24 April
Rethinking university funding in England requires more imagination Shared, reasonable costs should be directed towards greater diversity of provision, say Chris Husbands and David Laws By Chris Husbands 24 April
New online tool seeks to correct biases in student evaluations Creators hope website will help universities interpret scores more accurately and make fairer hiring and promotions decisions By Seher Asaf 24 April
UCU accuses LSE of being ‘evasive’ as redundancies planned Institution begins consultation on job losses but union says it is in the dark over who is at risk By Juliette Rowsell 23 April
UK Biobank access suspended after major health data breach Platform hosting the world’s largest biomedical data set has apologised after health information of 500,000 people is listed for sale in China By Jack Grove 23 April
Chichester to employ all new staff through subsidiary firm University joins growing wave of post-92 institutions changing employment practices to cut pension costs By Juliette Rowsell 23 April
UK government targets ‘new markets’ for international education Education Sector Action Group set to meet for first time to discuss plans to enact new strategy By Helen Packer 23 April
Mexican students in UK ‘vulnerable’ after funding suspended Nearly 40 doctoral students enrolled in UK institutions left in lurch by funder, with many facing being unable to complete their studies By Juliette Rowsell 23 April
Climate impact requires ‘collaboration and long-term research’ Universities accused of not fulfilling their role of being catalysts for change as political forces threaten to derail climate action By Patrick Jack 23 April
‘Loss of faith’ in gold open access as funders withdraw support With politicians and science funders becoming more vocal about publishers’ profits, experts predict shift in focus to different forms of free-to-read distribution By Jack Grove 23 April
Ukraine’s universities are in survival mode – but corruption still thrives Recent police raids underline that Ukraine’s longstanding culture of embezzlement appears to be bombproof, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 23 April
Edinburgh marking boycott called as more universities face strikes Summer exam season set for disruption due to industrial action amid rows over job cuts and pension changes By Juliette Rowsell 22 April
