Europe

Investment will create 2,700 new PhD places in biosciences and AI research

Sir Konstantin Novoselov sparks debate over who should be responsible for commercialising research discoveries

There are huge direct and indirect benefits in removing loan restrictions which make it impossible for many prisoners to study for degrees, argues Hepi

Steph Grohmann’s ‘revenge eviction’ gave her vivid, first-hand experience of the trials and consolations of occupying unused buildings, finds Matthew Reisz

Equality and Human Rights Commission report says UK universities “oblivious” to scale of abuse on campus

Gender action project also calls for increased focus on gender equality in evaluation of Horizon Europe research proposals 

Scheme means universities can spend levy money on own training for lecturers instead of seeing it claimed by government

Schaffhausen Institute of Technology will work closely with industry and focus on interdisciplinary research and education

Chris Skidmore reiterates desire for UK to associate to Horizon Europe, but says negotiations are unlikely to begin until the second quarter of 2020

Research umbrella organisation puts off decision on whether to introduce ultimate sanction until more evidence is available

For-profit college says it has been granted permission for judicial review against ‘unlawful’ refusal, which blocks loan access

Statistical limitations of results likely to be exacerbated by widening of questionnaire beyond final-year undergraduates, warns researcher