Europe

Authoritarian populist governments prevent bloc from taking action to protect academic freedom, say scholars

UUK and CBI back transformation of apprenticeship levy into ‘skills levy’

Liberal institution has been left in legal limbo for 18 months by Viktor Orbán’s government

UK universities ‘engaged in intensive planning’ for no-deal Brexit impact across range of activities

Uclan role in Preston Model sheds light on what a Labour government could mean for universities, beyond the fees pledge

As number of applicants from the EU flatlines, UK and rest of world drives growth

Cambridge leads combined results of three main UK university league tables for eighth year running

Early career academics on temporary contracts must put aside personal hopes of a better future and unite to improve their current lot, says Steven Parfitt

Conflict over proposals to grant say in running of university to all 4,000 postdocs, who conduct ‘bulk’ of research

Satisfaction with postgraduate research declines significantly over course of programme, survey reveals

Women and Equalities Committee call for UK to follow US Title IX example, accusing government, regulators and institutions of ‘passing the buck’

Half of continental institutions are developing online learning programmes, survey says