MEPs demand action against Hungary over CEU European Parliament calls for start of proceedings that could strip Hungary of EU voting rights By David Matthews 17 May
Romania 'seizes control of research councils' Overseas members and evaluators excluded in what critics claim is a power grab By David Matthews 17 May
Experts advise Europe to ‘cut grant size to fund more researchers’ As talks begin on Horizon 2020 successor, advisory body says level of competition prevents open data sharing By David Matthews 17 May
Foreign funding for UK university-business links outstrips domestic Brexit may threaten ability to attract future overseas funding, experts warn By John Elmes 16 May
UK faces biomedical 'brain drain' One in three scholars in field ‘deeply concerned’ about future research career prospects By John Elmes 14 May
How should universities respond when academic freedom is under threat? UK universities may be among the most autonomous, but they need international cooperation to make their voices heard, says Paul Boyle By Paul Boyle 13 May
UK migration target remains: will overseas student numbers be cut? Cap on student visas and more pressure on universities to ensure recruits are ‘genuine’ seen as potential measures By Ellie Bothwell 12 May
Freedom on staff hiring ‘has strong link’ to research performance Analysis of THE data and latest autonomy scores for Europe suggests ability to hire best staff drives research strength By Simon Baker 12 May
European science ‘will be damaged by Brexit’ UK exit from EU research would boost success rates for other countries – but at cost of quality, experts warn By Holly Else 12 May
Labour manifesto: a weak case for ending fees John Morgan looks at errors and inadequacies in leaked plans for higher education By John Morgan 11 May
Gender studies under attack from Europe's right In Hungary, Poland, Germany and elsewhere, populist politicians are taking aim at the discipline By David Matthews 11 May
Hot or not? Academics rate students’ attractiveness for study ‘Peculiar’ experiment fails to find link between physical appearance and grades By John Elmes 11 May