Europe

The rise of open-access journals in response to initiatives such as Plan S has tightened the grip of big publishers on the scholarly publishing market, analysis claims

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne says quality of education under pressure due to rapid enrolment growth

OfS publishes latest minister-ordered business and management course investigations, finding ‘concerns’ at Bucks New and Wolverhampton

Interviews with council members suggest ‘business realists’ dominate and chairs are ‘too matey with senior management’, says CDBU report

Previous output is by far the best predictor of future success, but has become far less important for Dutch funding allocation, says Raymond Poot

Tribunal rules criminologist Jo Phoenix was forced out of institution, which was ‘fearful’ about being seen to support gender-critical beliefs

Sandra Borch apologises for making ‘big mistake’ while completing her master’s thesis

Union members voting on who should be next general secretary, with incumbent under pressure from all sides 

Difficulties experienced during OfS short-course trial show universities will have to work far harder to attract students, say sector leaders

A reinforced focus on access and participation plans belies the collaboration that makes a real difference, say Graeme Atherton and Philip Dent

Making good the human capital losses resulting from Russia’s invasion will be vastly easier if the existing workforce can be reskilled, says Alexander Kostyuk

Bad debt provision pushes London university into deficit and affects banking covenant