Europe

Universities and charities should provide at least 26 weeks’ full stipend under new charter to support female researchers, says science secretary Liz Kendall

Cancer diagnostics researcher Dina Haddad mixed ballet and pole dancing for science-inspired pop video

Breakdown in relationship between universities and ministers has made planning for the future even more difficult, according to former Research England chair

American universities expected to experience steeper declines in enrolments during second year of Trump presidency

Teaching staff at post-92 institution to be employed by subsidiary firm and lose right to access expensive pensions scheme

Federation launches new online learning system to allow students to dip in and out of modules at their own pace

‘Radical’ reform to English model should also involve shorter courses and a move away from ‘residential’ system, says former Open University v-c

With supercomputing and other AI-related spending prioritised, Research England has told institutions to focus on maintaining existing facilities instead of building new ones

Employers say claim would be ‘extremely challenging’ in time of financial hardship, as annual pay talks get under way

France’s 75 public universities are all running a deficit this year, as researchers warn budget cuts put science at risk 

Decline in fixed-term and zero hours contracts ‘not good news’ in sector shedding thousands of positions

Adopting a ‘two plus two’ system including longer integrated master’s would boost access, employment and the economy, argues Anthony Finkelstein