Europe

Some parliamentarians hope Bulgaria’s Mariya Gabriel will reshape the EU’s new research package to spread grants more evenly across the continent

Report for Research England warns assessment may be constraining academics' publishing options

Julia Buckingham also aims to protect funding, as response to Augar review is debated

Preliminary results of EUA survey suggest three-quarters of responding institutions draw on much-criticised metric

Researcher held in UAE for five months suggests commercial relationships may trump concern for researchers’ well-being

Outgoing commissioner frustrated that countries still strike deals on a country-by-country basis

Ministers expected to reject Augar fee cut plan, raising question of what will be election offer on university fees and funding

UCU says ‘incomplete version’ of circular detailing plans for Holocaust Memorial Day was sent out

Chris Skidmore tells Tory conference meeting he wants UK research funding to emulate EU’s approach

Universities see maternity leave as a ‘tick-box exercise’, study warns

Hesa data show how Labour’s 7 per cent proposal would potentially shake up the sector

Sheffield research finds students who have been in care need better emotional and financial support at university