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Fears that MEPs’ move will make little significant difference to plight of Budapest-based university

Lille’s medical dean says subject will no longer be taught because it lacks ‘absolute scientific proof’

Institutions say they don’t doctor their admissions, but figures tell a different story

Government pledges money after report found problem had been ‘largely ignored’

New admissions system, set up to end a lottery for places, has led some applicants to leave decisions to the last minute

Universities would have to share proposed equity grants scheme with colleges and non-profits

Government washing its hands over ‘market failure’, finance guru says

Ministry will remove at least 1,000 places on English-language courses, claiming two in three are a drain on the state

University chiefs’ remuneration rising at more than double the rate of staff’s

There has been a surge of applications for Dutch universities, while students are also trying to ‘catch the last train’ before Brexit

Men account for just 28 per cent of graduates from Iceland’s main university

Opposition promises stability, uncapped funding and a new target

Be more bolshie in your negotiations with government, sector told

Steady ship predicted as education portfolio changes hands

A divorced institute still living with its ex raises questions about why research centres jump ship

Partnership between Colombian, Chilean and Mexican institutions also aims to stamp out corruption

Using tropes already common in the US and the UK, the Alternative for Germany has accused institutions of being in thrall to the far left

Regulator’s figures reveal intensive student ‘churn’ and heavy concentration in business courses

Analysis concludes universities are ‘moving towards a nearly exclusive monopoly’ over research articles

Impeached former president Dilma Rousseff gives inaugural lecture at Brazil’s Federal University of Minas Gerais, where new course will open from the coming academic year

Three Ontario universities band together, aiming to share risk and reap benefits

‘Dominant discourse of the censor’ must not trump free expression on campus, UWA head says

Billed as a remedy for career uncertainty, micro-credentials may play into bosses’ hands, critics warn

Government steps in after scams undermine consumer protection arrangements

Extra pressure created by the need to take on part-time jobs after study grants were axed, medics warn

Portland State University opens door for Saudi students caught in political dispute to transfer

German students – and academics – still go along with controversial mainstream theories in order to get ahead, researcher argues

Prime minister’s charm offensive proves timely, as Chinese student visa applications stall

Adelaide neighbours progress merger plan with new discussion paper on pros and cons

While students protest, repayment arrangements will still be kinder than elsewhere

New president of German Rectors’ Conference thinks it is crucial that all students know the European canon

Survey unearths secret to student survival: don’t spend

European Research Council says move is to support open access and get round often lengthy publishing process

Landmark architectural project for campus will echo one of Ireland’s most striking natural phenomena

City of Sails sidelined, as government boosts job entitlements

Females out, bureaucrat’s son in as Tokyo Medical University rigs entrance scores

Educators relax as Australian PM offers olive branch

Academics argue new president should direct funding to recruiting and retaining more lecturers

José Ibarra said he could not afford to repair his shoes on his professor’s salary

Ten-point plan for post-school education also backs merger of vocational and university funding systems

The long-reigning monarch’s name faces removal from another of the world’s universities

Academic lawyer and conservative thinktank leader go head-to-head

Investigation discovers 400,000 researchers worldwide have used ‘pseudoscientific’ journals

Institutions set to be rated on metrics including the number of classrooms and dormitories that they have

Analysis of Italian PhD graduates finds that the ‘milk’ as well as the ‘cream’ leave

Negotiations set to boost access to €100 billion research and innovation scheme, scholar says

New Zealand university library vault delivers blast from the past as history and politics come full circle

Stampede to study AI has led to warnings that the number of lecturers cannot keep up with demand

UK social science body attacks plans to exert more state control over research topics

Australian group asks whether costs of ‘gold standard’ assessment are always warranted

Extended PhDs would be money well spent in the quest for international competitiveness, says leading physicist

Experts see shift towards international approach in granting of greater autonomy to handful of leading universities

Shaking off ‘impostor syndrome’ and stereotypes seen as essential by ex-prisoners recruited to spearhead programme

Peter Doherty warns scientists about being ‘used’ by journalists with a predetermined story to tell

Government may harness funding agreements to influence mix of teacher specialties

China’s internal policies, such as Belt and Road initiative, may hold the key to protecting a critical revenue stream

Visa data, contradicted by Home Affairs figures, raise questions over treatment of Chinese doctoral applicants

Basic research bears the brunt of a general decline in spending

‘Verbose’ language, bad English and unexplained abbreviations all figure highly in reasons for rejection

Minister will decide whether to give go ahead to Dublin consortium in ‘engine of the economy’ plan