Europe

Both the rationale and the mechanism for redistributing research activity around the regions are far from clear cut, say Sarah Chaytor and Graeme Reid   

UUK International director also tells peers that ‘period of discontinuity’ in funding is a ‘real worry’

Historian backed Remain in EU referendum but is regarded as an ultra-loyalist

Long-running investigation into David Latchman’s UCL laboratory finds evidence of deliberate research misconduct, but concludes he was unaware of it

College has been ‘limited and frustrated’ by UK’s ‘regulatory labyrinth’ and ‘pressure to conform’ with ‘conservative’ universities, says founder

A sobering visit to Auschwitz reminds Giles Carden and Jonathan Grant of the role universities must play in eradicating hate 

Universities minister’s exit removes a voice in government arguing against cut in funding – but adds to potential backbench opposition

Sharing every stage of scholarship on Octopus platform will allow funders to offer smaller, more regular grants, according to founder

The Republic of Ireland’s action plan to accelerate gender equality in higher education is about breaking down the status quo and extending more opportunities to proficient women, says Mary Mitchell O’Connor

Joan Wallach Scott warns of a ‘vision of the world in which men are superior to women’ in final protest against CEU expulsion from Hungary

Budapest-based institution confirms all new students will be enrolled in Vienna from next year

ProfHub plans to let applicants rate universities – and allow anonymous leaks – about the academic selection process