Europe

Monica Jitareanu and Agnes Leyrer reflect on the fight for academic freedom as the university moves from Budapest

Poll finds university leadership supports diversity schemes but limited buy-in from rank and file

Even dentistry and history could incorporate environmental and sustainability learning elements

As latest headline figures are released, concerns are raised over groups still failing to gain access to HE

HE institutions have offered more than 2,000 places to GSM students, but uncertainty remains over fate of others

Fringe event also hears v-c complain that marketisation forces universities to ‘waste’ a ‘huge’ amount of money on marketing

Education secretary’s backing for subject-level exercise before publication of TEF review prompts university warnings of ‘significant diversion of staff time’

Capping universities’ intakes from private schools would require ‘highly controversial’ legislation on admissions, says one legal expert

One in 12 students now pays to go private in Germany, attracted by ‘niche’ courses, smaller classes and flexible learning schedules

Switch to students applying after receiving their results still faces sector resistance despite government and opposition signalling support

Algorithms may simply lead to ‘self-fulfilling prophecies’ and do not give reasons for their decisions, Oxford researcher warns

Academic also claims European Commission officials told him UK coordinators would be kicked out in event of no-deal Brexit