Mega-donation breaks new ground in German higher education Campus will be first outside a university’s home state, says Technical University of Munich By David Matthews 6 March
Ireland announces £5 million higher education access fund New money aims to attract students from groups with historically low university participation rates By Matthew Reisz 5 March
Thinktank questions Swiss university ‘duplication’ Federal structure has led to ‘expansion based purely on regional political interests’, says report By David Matthews 5 March
Minister criticised for science select committee no-show Senior MP says Sam Gyimah's failure to answer questions about research integrity may lead scholars to conclude area is 'not a ministerial priority' By Jack Grove 5 March
UK research funders target hybrid open access charges Wellcome Trust and UK Research & Innovation launch reviews of policies that require funded papers to be made freely available By Rachael Pells 5 March
Brexit: fear and opportunity for European researchers Study from UCL’s Centre for Global Higher Education sheds light on continental perspectives on the UK’s decision to leave the European Union By Chris Havergal 4 March
Most English providers to be unregulated after OfS rules redrawn Regulator bows to pressure to scrap ‘basic’ regulation status but stands firm on senior pay reporting rules By Jack Grove 2 March
Germany lures top young scientists with new graduate schools New centres mark new phase of collaboration between traditionally separate universities and research institutes By David Matthews 1 March
Radical ideas required to cut research grant waste, funders told Radical ideas required to cut research grant waste By David Matthews 1 March
Restructuring the European State: European Integration and State Reform, by Paolo Dardanelli Christopher Hill on how internal national tensions have come up against the structures of the EU By Christopher Hill 1 March
Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest, by Dean Vuletic Keith Kahn-Harris on a pan-European event that is as much about competition and national identities as it is cooperation and friendship By Keith Kahn-Harris 1 March
Gyimah denies Toby Young controversy has damaged OfS’ credibility Recent criticisms of universities is not a ‘blip’ but reflects dawn of ‘age of the student’, says minister By Jack Grove 28 February
