Europe

Proposal aims to ‘propel the regeneration of manufacturing in the North and Scotland’, but Sheffield pushes back against calls to make centre independent

Shutdown of northern institutions already in its second week

Statement issued as union claims fears of ‘reputational damage’ have forced leading UK universities to act

Conferences and exchanges curtailed as Covid-19 spreads

High APCs are a barrier to academics in low- and middle-income countries, says Coalition S

President of research powerhouse Sigbritt Karlsson calls for realism about openness while continuing to foster culture of innovation and entrepreneurialism

Commentators welcome chance to review admissions but warn that OfS proposals could lead to new problems

With competition for students unleashed, some post-92 and pre-92 universities now appear indistinguishable on grades needed for entry

Four-year deal with Wiley hailed as ‘step-change’ moment in switch to open-access publishing

Academics say they are relieved that the government will seek to participate in EU research programme, but danger of full package of agreements collapsing is ‘a real scenario’

Silence of academics allowing politicians to abandon pledges to back Horizon Europe funding in crunch talks, observers warn

Analysis of lifetime returns of English undergraduate degrees finds wide variation across subjects