One for all: everyone wants a touch of Sorbonne magic The venerable term is now used by three universities and three institutional clusters in Paris By Clea Caulcutt 22 May
France adds employability to the university mission The government wants academics to do more to help get young people into work By Clea Caulcutt 23 January
French can’t block the English signal Row over use of language in sector a moot point, study finds By Clea Caulcutt 6 June
A little less égalité, a little more income, please With public finances stretched, the French think the unthinkable on fees. Clea Caulcutt reports By Clea Caulcutt 5 April
Laissez-faire attitude to Sarkozy's reforms as election looms Economic crisis leaves French politicians tight-lipped on universities budget. Clea Caulcutt writes By Clea Caulcutt 15 March
French state memo signals volte-face on work visas Ministry bows to academic pressure and reverses stricter post-study rules. Clea Caulcutt reports By Clea Caulcutt 19 January
Visa plan a recipe for disaster, the crème de la crème argue French elite protest harsher attitude to foreign graduates' post-study status. Clea Caulcutt writes By Clea Caulcutt 3 November
