Europe

Survey of more than 12,000 students and recent graduates finds a quarter say they do not have any friends at university

Changes will exempt many more researchers from forced retirement at 68 but critics say policy is still unfair

Legal accountability may increase early cancellation of hostile speakers as institutions bury booking processes in red tape, Hepi study suggests

Recent decades have seen attitudes to working with industry shift in Europe, but the difficulty of reaching smaller companies and a lack of incentives to bridge the gap are stifling progress

A national curriculum relating to vital knowledge and skills could also help assure equal access to high-quality courses, says Ian Pace

Outgoing Oxford v-c critiques Westminster fiascos and social media trolling, while making case for more women in leadership

English regulator ‘moving forward’ with registration condition and student survey that could spotlight individual universities for intervention

New minister Nusrat Ghani tells MPs that research spending commitments remain ‘in place’

Single visa for three stages of higher education would keep students in UK without facing ‘bureaucratic burden’ of applying for new visa, according to London Higher

Cyprus state telecoms company’s pension fund alleges financing agreement on campus construction funding was breached

Some presidents advocate cutting ties with universities in rival states, while others urge maintaining academic links even when diplomatic ones are straitened

Rocket attack hits Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, damaging ‘symbolic’ institution that has ‘shaped national statehood and culture’