Universities warned that EU can’t save them from populists Authoritarian populist governments prevent bloc from taking action to protect academic freedom, say scholars By David Matthews 29 October
UK universities and firms call for part-time study funding reform UUK and CBI back transformation of apprenticeship levy into ‘skills levy’ By Chris Havergal 26 October
Central European University moves all new students to Vienna Liberal institution has been left in legal limbo for 18 months by Viktor Orbán’s government By Rachael Pells 25 October
Time running out for deal on UK-EU research ties post-Brexit UK universities ‘engaged in intensive planning’ for no-deal Brexit impact across range of activities By John Morgan 25 October
Early deadline applications to UK universities hit record high As number of applicants from the EU flatlines, UK and rest of world drives growth By Chris Havergal 25 October
Towns and universities: UK Labour’s new civic thinking Uclan role in Preston Model sheds light on what a Labour government could mean for universities, beyond the fees pledge By John Morgan 25 October
For better terms, casualised academics must follow support staff’s lead Early career academics on temporary contracts must put aside personal hopes of a better future and unite to improve their current lot, says Steven Parfitt By Steven Parfitt 25 October
THE ‘Table of Tables’ 2019: Lincoln and Nottingham Trent in top 30 Cambridge leads combined results of three main UK university league tables for eighth year running By Ellie Bothwell 25 October
Cambridge ‘forces of conservatism’ fight postdoc voting plan Conflict over proposals to grant say in running of university to all 4,000 postdocs, who conduct ‘bulk’ of research By John Morgan 24 October
Students’ view of PhD’s value drops as course progresses Satisfaction with postgraduate research declines significantly over course of programme, survey reveals By Rachael Pells 23 October
MPs want UK university funding tied to tackling sexual harassment Women and Equalities Committee call for UK to follow US Title IX example, accusing government, regulators and institutions of ‘passing the buck’ By John Morgan 23 October
Flipped classroom struggles to catch on in Europe Half of continental institutions are developing online learning programmes, survey says By Ellie Bothwell 23 October
