Minister criticised for science select committee no-show Senior MP says Sam Gyimah's failure to answer questions about research integrity may lead scholars to conclude area is 'not a ministerial priority' By Jack Grove 5 March
UK research funders target hybrid open access charges Wellcome Trust and UK Research & Innovation launch reviews of policies that require funded papers to be made freely available By Rachael Pells 5 March
Brexit: fear and opportunity for European researchers Study from UCL’s Centre for Global Higher Education sheds light on continental perspectives on the UK’s decision to leave the European Union By Chris Havergal 4 March
Most English providers to be unregulated after OfS rules redrawn Regulator bows to pressure to scrap ‘basic’ regulation status but stands firm on senior pay reporting rules By Jack Grove 2 March
Radical ideas required to cut research grant waste, funders told Radical ideas required to cut research grant waste By David Matthews 1 March
Restructuring the European State: European Integration and State Reform, by Paolo Dardanelli Christopher Hill on how internal national tensions have come up against the structures of the EU By Christopher Hill 1 March
Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest, by Dean Vuletic Keith Kahn-Harris on a pan-European event that is as much about competition and national identities as it is cooperation and friendship By Keith Kahn-Harris 1 March
Germany lures top young scientists with new graduate schools New centres mark new phase of collaboration between traditionally separate universities and research institutes By David Matthews 1 March
Gyimah denies Toby Young controversy has damaged OfS’ credibility Recent criticisms of universities is not a ‘blip’ but reflects dawn of ‘age of the student’, says minister By Jack Grove 28 February
Union tables new proposals in bid to resolve pensions dispute Talks at mediation service Acas planned as strike action at UK universities enters fifth day By Sophie Inge 28 February
Leru head warns against ‘mediocrity’ in EU university network Proposal from French president provides opportunity for Europe to showcase ‘excellence’, says leader of elite university group By Ellie Bothwell 28 February
THE summit to address Europe's future in wake of rising populism Czech presidential candidate Jiří Drahoš is among prestigious line-up of speakers for event on research excellence By Ellie Bothwell 27 February
