Ireland: help for student support and multi-campus institutions New funding stream should give a boost to those pursuing innovative projects By Matthew Reisz 1 August
More medicine places in clearing as providers battle for students Shrinking pool of applicants puts students in the driving seat By Anna McKie 1 August
Only most research-intensive UK universities ‘cover full costs’ New analysis on the full economic costs of research and teaching by ‘peer group’ raises concerns about long-term sustainability of some institutions By Simon Baker 1 August
Brexit: four big stumbling blocks for HE after the White Paper In light of the UK government’s recent statements on the future relationship with the EU, what do policy experts see as the key areas of Brexit uncertainty to be addressed for higher education? By John Morgan 31 July
Coventry announces plans to open Polish branch campus University set to offer English-taught degrees in Wrocław from next year By Ellie Bothwell 30 July
Germany focuses on quality after hitting foreign student target Country faces dilemmas over language of instruction and how to tackle dropout rate By David Matthews 30 July
Higher education ‘turned upside-down’ by Polish reforms Limitations on powers of new university councils are ‘mostly cosmetic’, academics say By Matthew Reisz 30 July
REF submission rules ‘could increase burden’ on departments New rules for staff eligibility designed to make compliance easier are in fact more complicated than before, academics warn By Rachael Pells 30 July
Study raises concerns over assessment methods in UK universities New paper says both teaching-intensive and research-intensive universities need to re-examine the way they assess students By Anna McKie 28 July
UK leaning heavily on EU academics for ERC grant success Almost half of ERC grants awarded to UK institutions for 2018 won by EU nationals, as UK sees overall decline in successful bids By Rachael Pells 27 July
National Student Survey 2018: big names take hit as boycott fades Most universities omitted after the boycott are back in for this year’s NSS, although Cambridge and Oxford still fail to feature By Anna McKie 27 July
Thousands back professor fired for missing grant income targets Jim Newell’s dismissal by Salford ‘speaks volumes’ about extent of sector marketisation, campaigners say By Anna McKie 27 July
