Europe

OfS decision to block loan access at Bloomsbury Institute over quality concerns was lawful, court says

Pressure mounting on big European sectors to suspend face-to-face teaching in response to coronavirus

Huge bill for journal access revealed as UK institutions begin strategy talks over Elsevier renewal deal

Academics report being heckled, undermined and interrupted in book that questions association of loutish conduct exclusively with alcohol and sports teams

Research centre meant to support ‘politically useful ideas’ such as Orbán’s claim of Turkic ancestry for nation as government pivots away from EU, scholars claim

Poland, Hungary and Ukraine follow Italy and Greece in ordering temporary closures

Chancellor goes beyond Tory manifesto pledges and signals immediate £400 million boost for 2020-21

Refusal to release report on post-Brexit demand raises question of whether fee and loan arrangements will feature in UK-EU trade talks

Historian says he has been unable access notes and part-written books, but Swansea says it has been providing files

Effects could be particularly significant for junior researchers, who rely heavily on conferences for early career progression, says scholar 

Figures in recent EUA report suggest auditing of EU-funded projects can cost universities five times more than reviews of national grants 

New documents show that economic downturn from coronavirus could lead to increased contributions