Europe

Free movement and ECJ jurisdiction seen as potential stumbling blocks at Russell Group's meeting with MEPs

Institution announces ‘untimely and sudden’ passing of leading cancer researcher

Fears over youth unemployment and excessive university expansion could be behind weak support as some countries mull shift

John Morgan looks at how Jeremy Corbyn's pledge has gone down with the public and the press

UK’s dramatic fall in recruitment from the subcontinent contrasts with success of European rival

European Commission interim evaluation highlights ‘oversubscription’ in funding bids

Conference hears conflicting views on how to stamp out fraud in research

While participation has continued to grow under £9,000 fee regime, researchers argue efforts to widen access would be helped by abolition of fees

Despite all that’s been done to improve doctoral study, horror stories keep coming. Here three students relate PhD nightmares while two academics advise on how to ensure a successful supervision

Tories backed by just 7 per cent of UK university staff responding to survey

John Morgan looks at the ‘culture wars’ approach to universities emerging on the Right, and the counter-arguments

Sector-wide initiative led by Science Council seeks to address ‘overlooked’ part of academic workforce