Europe

Richard Davies accuses registrar of attempting to ‘seize the position of vice-chancellor’

Positions are being redistributed to Italy’s richer regions, academic group warns, exacerbating long-standing inequalities

Birmingham academic says scale of issue in England is ‘dramatically misrepresented’

Data for age profile of academic workforces across the continent show wide variation between countries

Leading figures in UK higher education warn sector will ‘take decades to recover’ from no-deal Brexit

In Germany, Brazil and Hungary, students are being encouraged to film ‘biased’ professors, mirroring far-right tactics in US

Theory that the protests provided essential fuel for Corbynism has specific relevance for higher education as Augar review looms

Robots and drones should be part of teaching and learning, says report looking into teaching trends in 2019

Forcing academics on to teaching-only contracts based on flawed assessments of their research is ruining careers, an anonymous academic says 

Institutions that pride themselves on inclusivity should be doing all they can to defend student sex workers’ rights and safety, says Adi MacArtney

University leaders are increasingly expected to communicate directly with staff and students, often on controversial topics – how should they handle this tricky task?

Outpost’s £27 million loss in 2017-18 a ‘salutary lesson’ on the challenges associated with international ventures