Union unrest opens new front in UK university pensions dispute Growing discontent among University and College Union members about leaders’ handling of negotiations By Sophie Inge 9 April
UK re-establishes dominance in ERC advanced grants scheme Academics at British institutions make one in four successful bids in 2017 funding round, underlining risks of Brexit By Chris Havergal 6 April
Cut bureaucracy to create time for third mission, says EUA head ‘If we want to do more things for society, we can’t do it by working more than 60 or 70 hours a week,’ Rolf Tarrach tells annual conference By David Matthews 6 April
Gender pay gap: how much less are women paid at your university? Mean average pay gap across UK sector stands at 15.9 per cent, with 30 institutions reporting gaps in excess of 20 per cent By Rachael Pells 6 April
Open University staff call for vice-chancellor’s resignation Union members call for removal of threat of hundreds of redundancies and ask for consultation on possible industrial action By Sophie Inge 5 April
Interview with David Docherty The honorary fellow at the School of Advanced Study discusses business-university links, running marathons and his planned book about higher education By Matthew Reisz 5 April
Macron’s European university networks must be flexible and innovative Rigid, top-down tie-ups will do nothing to foster quality or European identity, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 5 April
Elite university intakes ‘as imbalanced as poor nations on income’ New Hepi paper that ranks universities on intake equality illustrates gulf between some Russell Group universities and others By Simon Baker 5 April
UKRI criticised for appointing all-white research council boards Just five out of 57 appointed members are from black or ethnic minority backgrounds By Rachael Pells 5 April
Rise in firsts and 2:1s highest among those with lowest A levels Data from one of last Hefce reports likely to throw down the gauntlet to new Office for Students on grade inflation By Simon Baker 5 April
Under-pressure UCU leader urges members to accept pensions deal Several University and College Union branches urge rejection of offer to set up expert panel By Sophie Inge 4 April
Max Planck head: UK must have ‘will to develop Europe’ Martin Stratmann warns Britain against utilitarian approach to future EU research programmes By David Matthews 4 April
