Interview with Shamit Saggar The new chair of the Campaign for Social Science on ethnic minorities, the similarity between law and academia and universities swallowing the management textbook By Ellie Bothwell 5 October
Gerald Bernbaum, 1936-2017 Former vice-chancellor of London South Bank University remembered By Matthew Reisz 5 October
Subject cost data add fuel to England's variable fees debate Analysis of departmental spending suggests there is a large gulf in costs between some disciplines By Simon Baker 5 October
Career advice: how to write a PhD proposal Pragya Agarwal considers what aspiring doctoral students can do to make their application stand out from the rest By Pragya Agarwal 5 October
Fresh data support freedom of movement for scientists Countries with the most open immigration policies for scholars have stronger scientific impact, reports suggest By Rachael Pells 4 October
How to be happy: a psychologist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By Sonja Lyubomirsky 4 October
France set to boost research budget by 6 per cent Proposals ‘reverse the trend’ of falling spending, says research minister By David Matthews 4 October
PM May announces ‘major review’ of English university funding Conference speech raises questions about future of £9,250 fees system and shows impact of Labour policy By John Morgan 4 October
University of Amsterdam creates Europe’s first ‘body farm’ New facility should provide crucial information for detecting crimes By Matthew Reisz 4 October
Irish students protest against fee rises and loans National demonstration planned over income contingent repayment 'propaganda' By Holly Else 4 October
Conservative conference 2017: the revival of ‘more means worse’ John Morgan asks whether laments for the polytechnics may have policy impact By John Morgan 4 October
Central European University hopes ‘agreement’ with Hungary near Budapest-based institution says negotiations between Hungary and New York State have created ‘basis for an agreement’ By David Matthews 3 October