Europe

Figures on student numbers suggest that 2012 funding reforms in England have already fundamentally changed the OU 

Concerns over cost and impact of proposals can be overcome, say scholars

Trade unions asking for a 7.5 per cent uplift or an extra £1,500, whichever is greater

Study calls for more focus on providing citizenship education to those on vocational track

Concerns that France’s flagship research body is too large and unwieldy to move with the modern times are unfounded, says former president Alain Fuchs

Centre will combine basic research with practical solutions to grand challenges

UCU members accept deal with vice-chancellors by two-to-one margin

Vice-chancellor stands down after union members passed no confidence vote

Study explores how we should conceptualise the role of animal participants in pre-exam petting sessions

Suicide rate among UK students exceeds that among young people in general population for first time, finds analysis

The women’s rights lawyer on growing up in Bangladesh, meeting Mother Teresa and uniting against patriarchy 

Universities may close centres or be forced to register employees as foreign agents as a result of investigations, say experts