Europe

UK higher education providers to be assessed across 34 disciplinary areas

Increase in contributions to Teachers’ Pension Scheme will cost post-92 universities about £140 million annually, Ucea says

King’s College London scholar says that ‘a growing tide’ of academics now recognise that scientific meetings can no longer be held in the US

Office for Students starts work on master’s version of National Student Survey

Members say professional organisations dependent on income from subscription-model journals face ‘existential’ threat from landmark open access policy

Younger academics spending far less time on scholarship than in leading nations, analysis suggests

No-confidence motion that triggered walkouts at the University and College Union’s June congress is shelved at recall event

Many countries on continent have not repaired cuts made during financial crisis, despite economic growth

Royal Historical Society report warns dynamism of discipline risks being stifled by lack of diversity

Strathclyde education lecturer calls for other academics to speak out

John Raftery reflects on the measures he took to pull London Metropolitan University out of crisis

The relaxation of the research excellence framework’s submission rules could see research-intensive universities clustered on near-maximum scores, warms Dominic Dean