Europe

Tory controversialist hits back against ‘politically motivated attacks’ as he joins England’s higher education regulator

Research-intensive mission group can act for benefit of whole UK sector, says Tim Bradshaw

Universities fear they will be forced to subsidise the cost of regulating new entrants to the sector

University and College Union says selection of ‘Tory cheerleader’ raises questions about new regulator’s role in English sector

Concerns raised over moves to ‘mute’ students’ union and potential for far-Right figures on university boards

University of Strathclyde pollster John Curtice knighted in annual list

An open access deal between German authors in journals published by Elsevier could be problematic, say Alex Holcombe and Björn Brembs

UK institution expresses concern about regulatory constraints and ‘global political challenges’

Latest data from Ucas suggest bulk of institutions are increasingly recruiting students with similar grade profiles

Echoing the UK, government will also seek to measure the impact of research on society and business

Scholars claim dean-elect is unfit for office after publishing articles in journals found on Jeffrey Beall’s blacklist

Arshin Adib-Moghaddam looks at restrictions to academic freedom in what he describes as an age of ‘psycho-nationalism’