LSE launches new open-access publishing platform LSE Press becomes latest open-access platform launched by universities in response to industry shift towards online publishing methods By Rachael Pells 16 May
Brexit UK ‘risks falling to 20th in world in HE and research’ UCL provost Michael Arthur warns on potential impact of immigration restrictions and exit from EU research By John Morgan 16 May
Sweden cancels Elsevier contract as open-access dispute spreads Sector’s move follows similar rows in France and Germany By Chris Havergal 16 May
Hundreds of Italian academics fined for outside work Crackdown leaves professors needing to pay back almost €250,000 each on average By David Matthews 16 May
Turkey suspends French studies over Koran criticism Criticism of ‘obsolete’ passages by Gallic political leaders has led to a ban on new students learning French By Jack Grove 15 May
The PhD student using Rousseauian rap to decolonise the academy Doctoral student takes performance poetry to academic conferences and university council meeting By Matthew Reisz 15 May
Will university researchers create ‘killer robots’? Campaigners fear a huge increase in EU military research spending will lead to development of autonomous weapons By David Matthews 14 May
The expectations for UKRI are high, and we intend to meet them Mark Walport, CEO of the newly formed UK Research and Innovation, lays out the organisation’s plan to ensure society benefits from the ideas and knowledge it aims to generate By Mark Walport 14 May
DfE ‘failed’ to monitor UK Student Loans Company NAO says government’s oversight of organisation is ‘not up to date and lacks clarity’ By Ellie Bothwell 11 May
UK university staff offered 2 per cent pay rise Employers make final offer for 2018-19 By Ellie Bothwell 11 May
Finnish universities top in world in GDP-adjusted ranking Nordic country’s higher education system punches above its weight in Universitas 21 ranking By Ellie Bothwell 11 May
England’s large post-92s take hit on ‘student outcomes’ funding cut Teaching grant allocations by OfS reveal losers from £30 million drop in funding to aid retention By Simon Baker 11 May
