Universities propose Europe-wide professional body for teaching Continental version of UK’s former Higher Education Academy among suggestions on how to boost educational standards By Anna McKie 14 February
Crimea row draws universities into Russia-West dispute German-Russian conference cancelled over inclusion of acting rector of V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University By David Matthews 14 February
Leadership intelligence: what to expect from your first awayday Robert MacIntosh offers managers some hints on how to succeed at their university strategy day By Robert MacIntosh 14 February
Augar review caught in tussle over timing and Treasury control Treasury wants longer delay to England’s post-18 review so it is ‘part of’ spending review, but earlier publication could give sector more say By John Morgan 13 February
Nature boss warns Plan S could put journal out of business Springer Nature says highly selective titles need special treatment under European-led open access initiative By Rachael Pells 13 February
Swansea makes complaint to police after senior staff suspensions University began investigation after concerns about £200 million development project led to suspension of v-c and dean By John Morgan 12 February
English v-cs’ overall remuneration tips towards £300K Average salary rise of £8,000 awarded to English university leaders highlights ‘lightweight’ nature of new regulator, says University and College Union By Jack Grove 12 February
Call for £500 million fund to boost UK universities’ civic role Dozens of universities are already interested in striking ‘civic university agreements’ proposed by commission By John Morgan 12 February
Rural schools ‘need extra cash’ to support university access Pupils in rural and coastal areas are losing out in the drive to widen participation, says charity By Anna McKie 12 February
Peers ‘extremely concerned’ over lack of no deal planning for HE House of Lords committee also calls for UK to fully associate to EU’s Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programmes after Brexit By John Morgan 12 February
Cardiff announces plans to axe equivalent of 380 jobs Welsh university says it is not currently planning compulsory redundancies but cannot rule them out in future By Chris Havergal 11 February
De Montfort confirms departure of v-c Dominic Shellard Announcement follows days of speculation over senior leadership at Leicester institution By Ellie Bothwell 11 February
