Europe

Scandal-hit organisation makes payments to hundreds of students and graduates affected by its errors

Well-paid professors who led their departments to success in the 2014 research excellence framework won higher salaries and will be even more valued in 2021, say researchers

University declines to comment on factors behind pair of sudden departures

Poll of almost 4,500 scholars reveals half support the national accreditation system for university hiring and promotions

The rising tide of degree courses offered in English has sparked a backlash as some communities fear their young people and their mother tongues will be squeezed out

FutureLearn phases out acronym for massive open online courses as internet learning evolves

Coventry deputy v-c says brief visits may replace longer-term exchange

Human beings may struggle to maintain their place in tomorrow’s highly mechanised universities, claims sociologist

Legal experts say EU’s data protection laws could ‘hamper research progress’ between two regions

Details of proposals to be set out in coming months

UK-educated political scientist Sedat Laçiner was sentenced after spending 26 months in pretrial custody

The elaborate prank that saw spoof papers accepted by social science journals reveals more about the hoaxers’ politics than the shortcomings of ‘grievance studies’, says Alison Phipps