Confucius Institute crackdown predicted as global inquiries mount Universities may close centres or be forced to register employees as foreign agents as a result of investigations, say experts By Ellie Bothwell 12 April
The Transformation of Athens: Painted Pottery and the Creation of Classical Greece, by Robin Osborne There’s more to the vases of ancient Athens than initially meets the eye, finds Barbara Graziosi By Barbara Graziosi 12 April
Paris in the Cinema: Beyond the Flâneur, edited by Alastair Phillips and Ginette Vincendeau Davina Quinlivan ponders the importance of the French capital and its representation on screen to the development of film studies By Davina Quinlivan 12 April
Healing from Hate: How Young Men Get Into – and Out of – Violent Extremism, by Michel Kimmel Matthew Feldman considers an exploration of the perception of masculinity and its effects on extremism By Matthew Feldman 12 April
CEU head: academic freedom must be seen as good for wider society Michael Ignatieff says higher education will lose battle against authoritarianism if scholars’ rights are seen only as ‘a corporate privilege’ By Ellie Bothwell 11 April
Report lifts lid on cost of subscription deals with publishers A switch to open access could save hundreds of millions of euros, says analysis from the European University Association By David Matthews 11 April
‘Real-time’ review of REF 2021 to track impact of reforms Funding administrating body aims to survey 600 researchers across four universities to examine effects felt by reforms made to the assessment By Rachael Pells 11 April
Madrid leader ‘must quit’ over degree favouritism claims Head of Spanish capital's local government investigated over accusations related to her master’s degree By Jack Grove 11 April
‘Extraordinary’ OfS rules risk grade inflation, says ex-QAA head Peter Williams concerned by requirement for English universities to deliver ‘successful outcomes’ for ‘all’ students By Jack Grove 10 April
Union unrest opens new front in UK university pensions dispute Growing discontent among University and College Union members about leaders’ handling of negotiations By Sophie Inge 9 April
UK re-establishes dominance in ERC advanced grants scheme Academics at British institutions make one in four successful bids in 2017 funding round, underlining risks of Brexit By Chris Havergal 6 April
Cut bureaucracy to create time for third mission, says EUA head ‘If we want to do more things for society, we can’t do it by working more than 60 or 70 hours a week,’ Rolf Tarrach tells annual conference By David Matthews 6 April