UK considers offering student loan access in foreign trade deals Plan explored to prevent ‘chasm’ opening up in enrolment from declining numbers of EU undergraduates By John Morgan 26 October
Call for ‘radical change’ in admissions at top UK universities Sutton Trust says contextual admissions must become ‘central’ as report reveals uneven use across sector By Jack Grove 26 October
Early deadline applications to UK universities bounce back EU and international applications up in data for Oxbridge, medical and veterinary degrees By Chris Havergal 26 October
Predatory conferences ‘now outnumber official scholarly events’ UK researcher who travelled to predatory conference in Denmark calls for greater awareness of problem By Jack Grove 26 October
Ignorance of predatory conferences means warning signs are missed Why do smart scholars fall for dodgy conferences, asks Jack Grove By Jack Grove 26 October
Europe’s university leaders call for urgent Brexit progress Letter signed by 22 representative organisations calls on governments to speed up Brexit negotiations concerning higher education By Rachael Pells 25 October
NUI Galway lecturer promoted after gender discrimination row Four other women continue legal action against Irish university By Chris Havergal 25 October
MP’s Brexit letter ‘should not have been sent’ – minister Chris Heaton-Harris’ request for academics lecturing in field was research for book, says Jo Johnson By Chris Havergal 25 October
Russell Group chair: teaching is 'raison d'être' of universities Sir Anton Muscatelli says that education, not research, is the main way in which higher education institutions can have a positive impact on society By Chris Parr 24 October
Iranian researcher sentenced to death over 'Israel links' Swedish-based academic Ahmadreza Djalali will be executed following 'grossly unfair trial', says Amnesty International By Jack Grove 24 October
Minister under pressure over MP’s ‘McCarthyite’ letter Jo Johnson urged to condemn Tory who asked vice-chancellors for course content and names of European studies professors By Ellie Bothwell 24 October
Johnson: ‘variety of ways’ to link English sector funding to TEF Universities minister discusses plan to make teaching excellence framework entry compulsory, following PM’s fee freeze By John Morgan 24 October