Europe

Talks at mediation service Acas planned as strike action at UK universities enters fifth day

Proposal from French president provides opportunity for Europe to showcase ‘excellence’, says leader of elite university group

Czech presidential candidate Jiří Drahoš is among prestigious line-up of speakers for event on research excellence 

Appointments watchdog also explains how Downing Street advisers vetoed proposed Office for Students student board member

Achieving the prime minister’s goal of reshaping post-18 education will require another shake-up of sector regulation, warn experts

Sciences Po’s dean of research reflects on the currents of change within her country’s university sector

Universities UK concedes that it might ‘have not considered every possible angle’, as strike action continues

Minister says he will ‘fight’ to ensure scientists can move freely post-Brexit

Staff at 65 universities walk out over changes to Universities Superannuation Scheme

Survey results emerge amid mounting criticism of government’s hopes of delivering greater price competition

First sector-wide analysis of UK vice-chancellors’ pay in 2016-17 reveals more six-figure pay-offs to departing heads

But growth in those completing postgraduate research degrees in physics appears have stalled, according to latest Hesa data