Europe

Billy Hunter responds as publishers seek the removal of millions of papers from ResearchGate

Frédérique Vidal determined to confront problems ‘sidestepped’ by career-minded politicians

Education minister sees break from Spain as a path to more ‘competition and excellence’ in hiring, firing and leadership

‘Teaching excellence and student outcomes framework’ switch follows new metrics

Panel debate from the 2017 THE World Academic Summit

Louise Richardson says concentration of functions at college and departmental level creates ‘great deal of duplication’

Students on course forced to find alternative programmes, as government plans to open English sector further to new providers

The new chair of the Campaign for Social Science on ethnic minorities, the similarity between law and academia and universities swallowing the management textbook

Former vice-chancellor of London South Bank University remembered

Analysis of departmental spending suggests there is a large gulf in costs between some disciplines

Pragya Agarwal considers what aspiring doctoral students can do to make their application stand out from the rest

Countries with the most open immigration policies for scholars have stronger scientific impact, reports suggest