Norway ramps up development of refugee ‘qualifications passport’ Much more can be done to help those without the right paperwork into universities, say scheme's backers Matthew Reisz 4月 2日
UK universities offer 1.3 per cent pay rise for 2019-20 Brexit, pension contribution increases and possible cuts to tuition fee income are cited by employers in their opening pay offer Jack Grove 4月 1日
Half of UK private providers ‘exit sector in three years’ For-profit institutions at particular risk of collapse, researchers say Chris Havergal 4月 1日
Dutch populists seek reports of ‘left indoctrination’ on campuses ‘Hotline’ created by Thierry Baudet’s party ‘goes against everything we stand for’, says Maastricht president John Morgan 4月 1日
Scottish universities fear English fees review will hurt revenue Reduction in fees for rest-of-UK students would add to ‘perfect storm of uncertainty’, says Universities Scotland John Morgan 4月 1日
Flagging fee income ‘consistent factor’ in university deficits Analysis of finance data for English universities suggests some institutions have responded by cutting staff costs Simon Baker 3月 30日
European copyright directive ‘opens door to mass digitalisation’ Librarians welcome new European rules on copyright, which also secures right for researchers to mine text and data David Matthews 3月 29日
REF must ‘bring hammer down’ on open access books, says professor Implementing the mandate for open access monographs will be complex but that is the price of ‘being the leader’, says Cameron Neylon Anna McKie 3月 29日
UK success in latest ERC round spotlights Brexit risks Country wins biggest share of advanced grants, but could soon lose access to fund Chris Havergal 3月 28日
UK ‘driving forward’ plan for post-Brexit alternative to Erasmus+ Universities minister says domestic programme would offer ‘ability to tailor the scheme to UK needs and target funding where it is most needed’ Rachael Pells 3月 28日
Dutch election victor’s university attack has roots in PhD thesis Thierry Baudet’s anti-immigration, anti-European Union party had its ‘cradle’ in Leiden thesis, former supervisor says John Morgan 3月 28日
English regulator ‘will be proactive to stop university closures’ But Nicola Dandridge says that ‘to pile limited public resource into failing institution’ would be mistake John Morgan 3月 28日