Research-intensive universities ‘offer best maternity pay’ Generous leave packages used as a strategy to retain top female researchers in elite institutions, study suggests By Rachael Pells 8 February
Aberystwyth University’s Mauritius campus loses £1 million Deficit revealed after announcement that institution will close the overseas outpost By Ellie Bothwell 7 February
Italian temporary professors ‘earn as little as €3.75 an hour’ Universities pay only for direct teaching time, making effective hourly pay derisory, union claims By David Matthews 7 February
Liverpool announces second China campus partnership Up to 24,000 students will study at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s two campuses near Shanghai by 2028 By Jack Grove 7 February
Dutch students ‘losing out’ due to English degree growth Domestic students are being squeezed out of Dutch universities by growing numbers of international students, claims a leading newspaper By Jack Grove 7 February
Pan-European study abroad initiative renewed until 2020 Cross-continent campaign seeks to attract overseas students from South America to Asia By Matthew Reisz 7 February
Civilisation: Beard and Schama revisit classic series 50 years on Two of Britain’s leading academics will present a contemporary take on an iconic television programme By Matthew Reisz 7 February
Critics take aim at Macron’s reforms of French baccalaureate Union fears changes will increase selectivity in university system By David Matthews 6 February
UK university applications down 1 per cent at January deadline Increased interest from EU and overseas fails to make up for shrinking 18-year-old population and reduced demand from mature students By Rachael Pells 5 February
Force universities to offer degree apprenticeships, says Tory MP Committee chair Robert Halfon calls for universities to offer more technical degrees or lose state funding By Jack Grove 5 February
‘Macron effect’ sparks international student surge for alma mater French president is credited with being behind boom in applications to study at Sciences Po By Jack Grove 4 February
Research councils to retain autonomy under UKRI, says MRC nominee Fiona Watt promises that there will be no ‘ransacking of a well-structured organisation’ in shift to new umbrella body By Rachael Pells 3 February
