Europe

Latest Hesa data reveal big jump in staff with a doctorate, although numbers remain static at some institutions

Charles Hymas said meeting over new campus was ‘more akin to a Roman amphitheatre where any slave felt to be worshipping the God Mammon was going to be bayed down’

Vice-chancellor convenes special council meeting after academics vote overwhelmingly to change institution’s stance

Despite some progress, researchers are still reluctant to switch journals because of fears it could hinder their careers

Outgoing vice-chancellor reflects on four years in what many regard as English higher education’s toughest job

Sam Gyimah has been criticised for failing to commit to associate membership of Framework Programme 9

UCU estimates that most UK higher education institutions use hourly paid teachers for between 15 and 40 per cent of their teaching, with an average of 27 per cent

Negotiations between UUK and UCU due to resume on 6 March

New courses from University of London and Imperial College London include platform’s first bachelor’s programme

Campus will be first outside a university’s home state, says Technical University of Munich

New money aims to attract students from groups with historically low university participation rates

Federal structure has led to ‘expansion based purely on regional political interests’, says report