Europe

Leader to move on after ‘the most challenging tenure’ leading the fire-hit institution

Organisation joins Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in signing up to the Plan S open-access initiative

Parent institutions siphon off majority of most UK business schools’ expenditure, survey says

Education Committee calls for radical reshaping of higher education towards ‘flexible’ model, and for breakdowns of how fees are spent

Too many institutions fail to abide by their own statements of values, leaders warn

Leading Italian academics often leave the country, which struggles to attract highly rated foreign researchers

Institutions face ‘never-ending rollercoaster’ of assessment, conference hears

Plan S task force leader suggests developed nations could contribute towards article processing charges in poorer sectors

Sector representatives sceptical of ‘kickstarter’ spending

Scientific excellence must mean more than ‘how good someone is with a round-bottom flask’, conference hears

Simon Baker weighs the evidence for the transformation of the country’s higher education system

Deepening deficits of up to £14 million at English universities prompt warnings of damage to cities and towns reliant on universities as ‘anchors’