Europe

Team sent to investigate rule changes that could close Budapest’s Central European University finds that they were made ‘without very strong reasons’

Evidence from Denmark indicates drunken induction weeks make it difficult for reluctant drinkers to feel at home

But Hefce rejects all other appeals, including from Durham, Liverpool, Southampton

Presence of top university is a draw card to locate organisation in Stockholm, says offer document

University of Malta could offer financial incentive for students who apply with a Maltese qualification

Law lecturer warns that UK-EU student deal could be seen as benefit for ‘elite and middle class’

Durham education experts call for more ‘radical’ approach to contextualised admissions

Elite universities top newly-released tables for graduate employment rates, official data shows

Paper highlights possible negative impact of performance-related funding and for-profit universities on widening participation  

Phil Baty has the latest on the publication of the 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, which will be launched in London in September

Nature Index examines how research articles are cited in third-party patents  

The Italian scholar discusses how Machiavelli might have appraised current politics, the benefits of birdwatching and discovering Stevie Wonder