Jo Johnson: grade inflation 'ripping through' English sector Minister outlines plans for TEF and new regulator to tackle problem By John Morgan 7 September
Jo Johnson threatens English v-cs with OfS fines over pay Minister to set out plans for new regulator to ‘use its powers’ on senior pay in UUK speech By John Morgan 7 September
Russell Group chair hits back at ‘noise’ of university attacks Glasgow vice-chancellor Sir Anton Muscatelli defends ‘cost-efficient’ sector driving UK growth By Jack Grove 7 September
‘Predatory’ journals: the situation is urgent, so why don’t we fight back? The solutions to the predatory publishing problem are known, we just need to implement them, say Larissa Shamseer and David Moher By Larissa Shamseer 6 September
THE podcast: World Academic Summit 2017 review The THE team select their highlights from the 2017 World Academic Summit 6 September
CBI calls for UK universities’ EU research links to be protected Carolyn Fairbairn’s UUK speech will also criticise Labour’s plans to abolish tuition fees in England By John Morgan 6 September
World Academic Summit: How universities can shape their cities Improvement districts and policy innovation via research among international examples of civic missions, summit hears By John Morgan 5 September
World Academic Summit: Middle-class 'arms race' thwarts widening access Universities face new diversity challenge as middle-class parents push to secure places for children at top institutions, says former University of Warwick boss By Jack Grove 5 September
German universities plan for life without Elsevier Loans between libraries, and research sharing between colleagues, could allow country to sever links, negotiators claim By David Matthews 5 September
World University Rankings 2018: 'vigour and promise' in developing nations Position in the overall rankings does not capture some of the ways in which many institutions in developing countries shine. Ellie Bothwell reports By Ellie Bothwell 5 September
World University Rankings 2018: even the elite need improvement in some areas The best universities in the world may excel overall, but their performance on different measures is variable By Simon Baker 5 September
World University Rankings 2018: now starring a cast of thousands A global ranking featuring 1,000 institutions is a milestone. How did we get here, asks Phil Baty By Phil Baty 5 September