Without investment, student mental health will only get worse UK students may be less likely to commit suicide than the general population, but rates are rising. A properly informed and funded response is vital, says Sarah Niblock By Sarah Niblock 5 July
Germany’s two-tier HE system is not all that it seems Some commentators have urged the UK to replicate German universities of applied science. It’s not that simple, says Neil Shirtcliffe By Neil Shirtcliffe 5 July
Call to end foreign staff attendance monitoring as data ‘unused’ Home Office says records on international academics are ‘not collated in a manner which can be reported on’ By Rachael Pells 4 July
Tips for Horizon 2020 grant success ‘Verbose’ language, bad English and unexplained abbreviations all figure highly in reasons for rejection By David Matthews 3 July
Sorbonne unveils continental Europe’s ‘biggest fundraising drive’ Reformed Paris university raising funds for professorships, labs, bursaries and restoration projects By Jack Grove 3 July
Hungarian academy to draw up alternative research budget Hungarian Academy of Sciences will ‘continue negotiations’ after government bid to take charge of research financing By Ellie Bothwell 3 July
Ireland considers Dublin bid for first ‘technological university’ Minister will decide whether to give go ahead to Dublin consortium in ‘engine of the economy’ plan By Matthew Reisz 3 July
Stressed postgraduates suffer sleep and eating problems Many students are struggling with stress-related health problems after switch to postgraduate programmes, research suggests By Jack Grove 3 July
EU students in England get post-Brexit fees pledge for 2019-20 European Union students enrolling in 2019-20 will pay the same fees as UK students By Ellie Bothwell 2 July
THE Europe Teaching Rankings 2018: our information expedition Duncan Ross explains how we addressed the challenges of sourcing, compiling and presenting the data for a teaching-led league table for Europe By Duncan Ross 2 July
UK university staff to vote on strike action in pay dispute Ballot follows walkouts over pensions earlier this year By Anna McKie 29 June
Heroic leadership ‘will fail’ in higher education Relying on an inspirational leader is a bad tactic for universities, conference hears By Jack Grove 29 June
