EU lauds Horizon 2020 but warns underfunding ¡®wastes resources¡¯ European Commission interim evaluation highlights ¡®oversubscription¡¯ in funding bids By John Morgan 2 June
Should scientific misconduct be a crime? Conference hears conflicting views on how to stamp out fraud in research By John Elmes 2 June
Debt fears deter poorest from applying to university, study says While participation has continued to grow under ?9,000 fee regime, researchers argue efforts to widen access would be helped by abolition of fees By Chris Havergal 1 June
Of monsters and mentors: PhD disasters, and how to avoid them Despite all that¡¯s been done to improve doctoral study, horror stories keep coming. Here three students relate PhD nightmares while two academics advise on how to ensure a successful supervision By Contributors 1 June
General election 2017: 54% backing for Labour in THE poll Tories backed by just 7 per cent of UK university staff responding to survey By John Morgan 1 June
Why the ¡®leftward lean¡¯ in UK universities matters John Morgan looks at the ¡®culture wars¡¯ approach to universities emerging on the Right, and the counter-arguments By John Morgan 1 June
UK universities sign up to ¡®technician commitment¡¯ Sector-wide initiative led by Science Council seeks to address ¡®overlooked¡¯ part of academic workforce By John Elmes 31 May
University tells women to wear ¡®low-cut¡¯ outfits to graduation Belgian institution says message was ¡®contrary¡¯ to university¡¯s values following outcry on social media By Ellie Bothwell 31 May
German hopes of recreating US-style bursary culture stutter The Deutschlandstipendium, which sponsors students with a mixture of public and private funding, has disappointed some critics By David Matthews 31 May
Hopes rise for solution to Central European University stand-off Budapest institution says it will take in students for 2017-18, but its future is still not secure By David Matthews 30 May
Post-Brexit UK ¡®may need to launch global funding council¡¯ Country¡¯s scientists must be able to demonstrate that they can continue competing on the world stage, senior academic says By Holly Else 30 May
Universities combine to steer German internet policy New institute will receive €10 million a year for interdisciplinary research By David Matthews 30 May
