Europe

Lord Willetts warns mooted reforms of student finance system could backfire politically

Research collaboration ‘should be as important to the government as security’ and should not be a ‘knock-on consequence of other negotiations’, says report

Increasing Framework Programme 9 backing to €160 billion (£139.7 billion) would create 650,000 jobs by 2030, says open letter

The world’s first research university offers to take care of those with caring responsibilities

Advance HE will be a supportive friend to higher education as England’s new regulator gets tough, explains chief executive Alison Johns

UK Essays said that its ghostwritten papers provided a ‘guaranteed grade, every time’

Minister says the UK has much to learn from Israel’s scientific excellence and entrepreneurial flair

Announcements are part of wider initiative to increase number of training places by 1,500 over three years

Copyright policy would bar staff at University of Nottingham from objecting to edited versions of their own lectures, which could be used during a strike

Internationalisation expert says universities should only proceed with new collaborations if there is backing from scholars 

Students’ union says major report suggests that humanities degrees are ‘not worthwhile’

Project encourages students to explore the past of Roehampton’s Georgian mansions and teacher training colleges