Europe

Especially in partnership with small-and-medium-sized enterprises, degree apprenticeships can help the deliver the skills that the UK's post-Brexit economy will need, says Tim Quine 

Everyone appears to be behind open access, but scratch the surface and you’ll find that it’s something of a touchy subject in academia, says Rachael Pells 

Ucas figures for UK and EU students suggest that some higher tariff universities have seen dents in intakes this year

Unsupportive senior staff and ‘unjust’ promotion practices are major problems reported by black female professors, says equity researcher

Ljubljana-led, Warwick-founded alliance aims to ensure even spread of development across EU regions and maintain UK collaboration

Negotiations with Taylor & Francis collapse over cost as journal outages spread across Europe

Taking a more flexible approach to output numbers is a welcome development for REF 2021 but the challenge remains to use metrics in a responsible way, says David Price 

Striking a different tone from that of his predecessor, Chris Skidmore says value for money is about ‘much more’ than graduate salary figures

Sussex vice-chancellor predicts ‘variable’ approach to regulatory support for vulnerable institutions

Dressing ‘sexy’ can negatively influence perceptions of competence, effort and performance, finds new study

Funding councils acknowledge that policy U-turn may have 'unintended consequences for individuals'

The next phase of the research excellence framework will address individuals’ abilities to contribute to research output and endeavour to promote equality and diversity throughout, writes Dianne Berry