Europe

Ballot follows walkouts over pensions earlier this year

Relying on an inspirational leader is a bad tactic for universities, conference hears

University of Roehampton provost Lynn Dobbs will take the reins at London Metropolitan University in October

University alliances warn pilot could be restricted to Erasmus+ programme countries only

Submissions will be published alongside reviewers’ comments and author responses

At a gathering of young scientists and Nobel prizewinners, David Matthews detects a whiff of mutiny in the air stirred by the pressures of a modern research career

Gillian Martin described transgender students as ‘hairy-knuckled laydees’

Glasgow School of Art’s historic home at risk of ‘sudden collapse’

Chemistry laureate Michael Levitt also warns younger scientists are now far less likely to be awarded grants

Scholars say European Union may be reluctant to allocate research funds to Hungarian universities after government takes control over financing of research institutions

Student Minds to lead in developing charter, but student mental health ‘isn’t just about universities’

Thirty providers already signed up to initiative, with another 30 interested in following suit