Europe

University hopes funding will help widening participation goals

Fresh facilities at new Waterside campus will transform fortunes of town, says vice-chancellor

Germany’s multibillion-euro excellence initiative has encouraged competition, but it has also helped create a close-knit ‘Berlin University Alliance’

The US car industry shows why higher education deregulation is ultimately disastrous for product quality and consumer safety, says Jeff Frank

Durham University has cleverly positioned itself as the ‘Harry Potter university’ to attract Chinese students, says Madeleine Ferrar

Research reveals how the new Longitudinal Education Outcomes data on graduate earnings give a misleading view of graduate earnings and value for money, says Gordon McKenzie

Researchers clash with former minister on potential application of ‘distance travelled’ measures

Forty-six sector heads sign letter calling on government to act against contract cheating

Top Israeli scholar says he was told to leave behind his scientific qualities when he became a member of parliament

Study finds that a quarter of students at European universities think internationalisation is of little importance

Cards including details of support services have been designed to fit in wallets and purses

New book says random allocation of places is ‘only way of levelling the education playing field’