Europe

Time for academics to get out of their comfort zone, according to scholars who advocate using ‘timeless toy’ in the classroom

Former home secretary puts universities ‘on notice’ after being appointed to Nigel Farage’s ‘shadow cabinet’

Complex governance arrangements and lack of regulation of emeritus titles putting female colleagues at risk, says UCU report

Taith being wound down as UK prepares to rejoin Erasmus but academics say nation has benefitted hugely from having own programme

Further proof of rapid growth in research master’s courses emerges, with programmes with ‘low academic requirements’ and ‘no English tests’ advertised online

Pre-action letters sent to 36 more universities over lost teaching during pandemic as long-running ‘test case’ resolved

Scottish higher education minister commits to taking group’s recommendations seriously as work gets under way on new sustainability framework

Risk of fraud ‘not evenly distributed’, with those pushing fake certificates and embellished grades finding new ways to mask wrongdoing

Calls for regulator to act on subject review findings and better align education provision with nation’s needs, as six of its eight universities face deficits

Authors must put aside personal pride and seek retractions when their literature proves unreliable, says sleuth

New book released as UCL celebrates 200th anniversary recounts changing student culture over past two centuries, questioning idea of a ‘golden age’ of higher education

Government mandates restricting which disciplines universities can offer jeopardises internationally recognised courses, says worst-affected institution