Academics ‘could have to pay to quote’ under EU committee’s plan Europe’s funding councils oppose idea of requiring researchers to obtain a licence if they want to quote their colleagues or news articles By David Matthews 21 September
Interview with Alison Johns The chief executive-designate of the UK’s new sector agency discusses her West Country roots, the roles of academics and administrators, and escaping to the country By Jack Grove 21 September
English fee cut, grant plan would give ‘more control’ to aid STEM Chancellor appears to adopt IFS blueprint, but elements of reported plans bring ‘real concerns’ for universities By John Morgan 19 September
New Zealand ‘top in world’ for preparing students for future Canada and Finland also score highly in research assessing the effectiveness of education systems in 35 economies By Ellie Bothwell 19 September
National Postdoc Appreciation Week: 10 must-read articles for postdocs For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we take a look through our archive of advice and information for early career researchers By Holly Else 18 September
International strategy for universities: 10 keys to success Christopher Cripps offers a French perspective on how universities can develop their position in the international academic community By Christopher Cripps 17 September
EU focus on open science ‘detracts from research career efforts’ Leru says that commission’s focus should be on improving scholars’ employment prospects By Holly Else 16 September
EAIE 2017: Global higher education a ‘massive business’ serving ‘the 1%’ Dishonest to claim that internationalisation is for the common good when it reaches so few people, consultant says By Ellie Bothwell 15 September
EAIE 2017: Quality, not money, should drive mergers, says funding expert Unions should be seen as investments in teaching and research quality rather than cost-saving exercises, advises EUA governance specialist By Ellie Bothwell 14 September
EAIE 2017: Europe ‘must improve’ credential recognition for refugees Quality assurance professionals call for system to verify refugees’ education credentials before ‘next crisis’ By Ellie Bothwell 14 September
Fifty-fold growth in English-taught bachelor’s courses in Europe Study reveals that there are now 2,900 English-medium undergraduate programmes in continental Europe By Ellie Bothwell 14 September
Are rising fees bankrolling growth in vice-chancellors’ salaries? THE pay data since 2010-11 show pay of UK leaders is going up faster than that of rank-and-file academics, but the reasons are less clear By Simon Baker 14 September