Europe

‘Tug of war’ within government leading to policy volatility in all major destination countries, says former UK universities minister Jo Johnson

Leading European institutions warn of ‘risk of instrumentalisation’ and say they should be allowed to determine their own role in bloc’s agenda

Academic who travelled to Kenya to meet those ghostwriting university work says practice is ‘completely reshaping our future’

Newly appointed vice-chancellor wants to embrace university’s interdisciplinary heritage while managing financial pressures

Proposal to take cut of international earnings now seen as inevitable after ministers tied idea to reintroduction of maintenance grants

Inequality between male and female participation rates prevails in most parts of the globe, with 88 countries in worse situation compared with a decade ago

The post-16 White Paper was a missed opportunity to correct a mistake that will stymie government missions in areas like housebuilding, says John Somers

Former Leicester deputy registrar sued Alan Partridge actor and production companies over 2022 film which showed him in a ‘negative light’

Low wages and system reforms blamed as gap opens up between number of older scientists and new entrants

More institutions pause recruitment from countries seen as high risk in response to increased scrutiny by the Home Office

Universities would look to ‘game’ new metric for testing learning gain, critics warn, with external examination defended as ‘best we’ve got’

Government’s antisemitism adviser condemns masked protesters who disrupted lecture being given by Israeli economics professor