Europe

New admissions system, set up to end a lottery for places, has led some applicants to leave decisions to the last minute

All research funded by participating public bodies across Europe must be made freely and openly available to read and download, agency heads say

Cambridge deputy to succeed Dame Glynis Breakwell in April

Publisher says divestment from Prometheus was taken for commercial reasons

Universities UK calls on government to improve post-study work offer to compete with regimes in US, Canada and Australia

Association of Colleges urges government review to take action on England’s unconditional offers and admissions ‘free-for-all’

Data from 55 institutions suggest efforts to improve retention have had little effect

Office for Students makes nearly two-third of board papers ‘exempt from publication’ at latest board meeting

University of London member is the first significant UK higher education institution to close since medieval times

University of Hertfordshire is stepping up efforts to include live-at-home students more fully in extracurricular activities

University of London institution complained its large international cohort meant it was penalised in assessment

Ministry will remove at least 1,000 places on English-language courses, claiming two in three are a drain on the state