Europe

Pre-election analysis shows greater concentration of international learners in major urban centres

Awareness of financial challenges among institutions remains low but seven in 10 say they would worry if dozens of campuses close, putting pressure on Labour if it does win power

Edinburgh Napier University researcher spends 10 months studying bathroom scribblings and concludes the often supportive messages are valued by learners

School-leavers showing less interest in wider campus life and increasingly view degree only as a route to employment, report suggests

Expanding the pool of candidates for an unpaid but significant commitment is hard, but there are rich rewards for both sides, says Kim Frost

UK universities’ image is better than many in the sector suppose, but we should be wary of being seen as profit-obsessed, says Bobby Duffy

‘Constructive discussions’ reported in main sector union’s in-house industrial dispute

Former Labour Cabinet minister and BBC executive to move on after three years

Private providers make biggest payouts to departing principals

Preventing publication of two major taxpayer-funded studies into bullying and homelessness is wrong, say academics left in limbo

Analysis of Russell Group data says female researchers are more likely to stay at lower pay grades or to leave the sector

Viacheslav Morozov, former professor at the University of Tartu, convicted of ‘activities in the interests of a foreign security service’