Europe

Academics staging events on everything from ‘pseudo-death’ to convict ballads claim that public events can often drive future scholarship

London institution will take ‘formal name’ of ‘New College of the Humanities at Northeastern’

Drafting of learning expectations clears way for Calohee project to set student tests, but it may face resistance from prestigious universities

In what could become a model for the rest of the country, Corvinus University of Budapest will have to rely on tuition fees and endowment interest

Stuart Croft warns that loss of access to international research networks could exclude UK from ‘scientific forefront’ for up to 50 years

‘Seriously negligent’ university overcharged students on franchised course ‘persistently’

European governments urged to consider banning certain nationals from working on sensitive technology on national security grounds

Ardent pro-European calls for government to ‘go back to the people’

Andrei Volkov says rankings are only part of the initiative, alongside improved culture and diversity

Emergence of lingua franca in science should not lead to other languages being neglected in teaching, conference hears

Academic says unpredictable visa refusals ‘damage’ students and the country’s higher education reputation

Deputy chair of Russia’s academic excellence programme encourages institutions to adopt innovative approaches to learning