UK and France pledge to strengthen ties despite Brexit Universities UK and the French University Presidents’ Conference aim to increase mobility and develop more joint degrees By Ellie Bothwell 29 June
Coventry launches online postgraduate degrees on FutureLearn University will establish 50 degrees over the next five years By Ellie Bothwell 29 June
Universities ‘failing to prepare graduates for UK film industry’ Generic courses may not be equipping students with much-needed skills, says British Film Institute By Matthew Reisz 28 June
Proposals for EU citizens’ post-Brexit rights worry universities Sector figures say government proposals fail to guarantee future for academics based in the UK By Ellie Bothwell 28 June
Smits: fund ‘disruptive innovators’ to create Europe’s Uber Director-general of research and innovation at the European Commission says university research funding would not be affected By John Elmes 28 June
TEF 2017: Russell Group universities to appeal results Liverpool, Durham and York join Southampton in bidding to overturn ratings By Jack Grove 27 June
Camelot provides the leadership model for new Hereford university President of proposed new engineering institution wants to use egalitarian management ethos of King Arthur ahead of its launch in 2020 By Jack Grove 26 June
Universities ‘must link with other sectors’ in Brexit lobbying Research policy expert says there is ‘no need’ for higher education to make ‘special case’ for universities during negotiations By Ellie Bothwell 23 June
Why do we still assume that senior engineering researchers will be male? On International Women in Engineering Day, Alice Larkin decries the slow progress on improving gender balance in her discipline By Alice Larkin 23 June
Thelmas 2017 results announced University of West London wins top honour as Strathclyde and Gloucestershire take home two prizes each By Chris Havergal 22 June
Fifteen Turkish universities ‘shut down’ after failed coup Tens of thousands of students forced to find new places to study, reports say By Holly Else 22 June
Patrick Johnston, 1958-2017 Tributes paid after sudden death of Queen’s University Belfast vice-chancellor By Matthew Reisz 22 June
