Sir John Marsh, 1931-2017 Tributes paid to agricultural economist who wielded significant policy influence By Matthew Reisz 30 November
Degrees of happiness: graduates report higher well-being Hefce analysis finds that UK graduates cope better with divorce, ill-health and unemployment than non-graduates By Ellie Bothwell 30 November
Denmark fines foreign academics for outside work Police crack down on academics for delivering external lectures and supervising exams and PhDs at other universities, saying it breaks work permit rules By David Matthews 29 November
Interest in study abroad declining among UK students Just 18 per cent of undergraduates said they were interested in studying overseas By Ellie Bothwell 29 November
Under-fire Bath v-c Glynis Breakwell announces retirement UK’s highest-paid university leader faces further criticism for terms of her departure By Ellie Bothwell 28 November
Dutch bioscientists hope for boost from EMA relocation Universities stand to benefit if companies relocate to stay close to sector agency, say experts By David Matthews 28 November
World Academic Summit 2017: Nicholas Dirks in conversation In-depth chat with the former chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley 27 November
Heriot-Watt sacks professor over sexual assault claims Police are investigating reports that Kevin O’Gorman carried out attacks dating back to 2005 By Ellie Bothwell 27 November
World University Rankings 2018 by subject: physical sciences results out now Expansion of league table reveals a more diverse list of countries and institutions By Ellie Bothwell 27 November
‘Increasing appetite’ to leave university applications late Number of students winning places at UK institutions after applying direct to clearing up 14 per cent By Chris Havergal 27 November
REF reforms ‘strike reasonable balance’ but game-playing ‘goes on’ Final decisions on shape of research excellence framework are an improvement but will not end ‘game-playing’, sector experts warn By Rachael Pells 26 November
Dutch university says student cannot defend PhD dressed as pirate Engineer takes institution to human rights body over satirical dig at exceptions for religious clothing By David Matthews 24 November
