Europe

Technical University of Munich outpost may be joint venture with Imperial College London

‘Competition in scientific research has gone too far,’ says government-appointed committee proposing wide-ranging reform package

Certification scheme will give academics the recognition they deserve, says initiative’s architect

Cardiff policymakers unlikely to be able to make up lost tuition fee income while continuing generous maintenance support

Efforts to accrue more overseas fees could be vetoed by the Home Office and will do little to make UK students more culturally savvy, warns Peter Brady 

University to launch two new schemes for state school students, with one offering 50 places on basis of lower contextual grades

Move follows agreement over ‘statement of intent’ on tackling issues linked to rise in firsts and 2:1s in UK

Home of United Nations court and Dutch government has no university of its own – but Leiden’s outpost ‘could grow to 10,000 or 20,000’ students

Employees and students have organised a protest, with some calling for academic to be dismissed 

Despite attempts to renegotiate contracts, European institutions face an annual price hike of 3.6 per cent

English minister calls on campus leaders to do more to stamp out antisemitism

Study finds university staff who do up to 10 additional hours each week are more satisfied with their job, but doing more than this has a significant adverse effect