Europe

Academia can only host a fraction of doctoral graduates, but few universities collect destinations data showing where their other PhDs end up, making it hard to prepare new recruits for appealing alternatives

Watchdog expresses concern as employers increasingly look for higher degrees

English regulator expresses concern about staffing levels and academic misconduct protections on business and management courses

Editors claim voices of victims are being silenced as future of Routledge book on harassment in academia left in doubt

Union members say tight deadlines not achievable as boycott ends as universities push to allow students to graduate

Some fear anti-Anglicisation politician will stick to hard line if he wins big, but even milder consensus to limit non-Dutch teaching to a third of each programme would bring major disruption to many departments

Business development should be left to the schools and faculties that house the researchers and students whose ideas drive innovation, says Ben Clark

‘New Conservatives’ say young people ‘do not have the right to study Mickey Mouse courses at the taxpayer’s expense’

Decision to reduce resources for postgraduate rights campaign goes against wishes of members, Unite says

Listing all contributors would avoid damaging rows and properly reflect work of scholars, says elite European university group

Just 0.4 per cent of student populations at elite universities have experienced being in care, finds new report

Rationalising resources is the official reason for proposed mergers, but Albanian history suggests a darker motive, says Arjan Shahini