Muscle from Brussels as open access gets an €80bn boost
'Hell of a difference' as Horizon 2020 set to make accessibility the norm. Elizabeth Gibney reports
Three times the cost but same timetable
Hepi data show class sizes and contact time unaffected by higher fees. Jack Grove reports
Elite institutions predicted to fall short on research student qualifications
Imperial College London is among the universities predicted to see a below-par qualification rate among its current research students.
Big-brand sound is sweeter than Coke, rings truer than Vodafone
Harvard leads US universities in global list, but Oxbridge doesn't make grade. John Morgan writes
Charity: fee sums do not add up
Finance reforms will cause inflation and add to UK indebtedness, study says. John Morgan reports
Dismissal threat for metrics letter
Biologist risks 'gross misconduct' over comments on Queen Mary restructuring. John Morgan writes
Between systems, one dead, one stuck in legislative limbo
Inchoate regulatory regime contains 'risk of instability', report finds. John Morgan reports
Freedom a 'former value' in admin-led sector
Growing levels of performance management are threatening to destroy collegiate relationships between academics and administrators, a study has claimed.
Get out of your silos and muck in
Humanities and social sciences must cultivate new fields to win Euro cash. Elizabeth Gibney reports
Austerity's reign in Spain may drive its researchers to greener pastures
Elite league's v-cs say Madrid's 25% cut to science will cause long-term harm. Elizabeth Gibney writes
US debate heats up: just the job, or skills for life?
Technology posts go unfilled as academy restates the value of liberal arts degrees. Jon Marcus writes
Germany stretches welcome mat for graduates
Foreign students graduating from German universities will be allowed to work for up to 18 months while they seek a graduate-level job under new legislation designed to attract global talent.
Great reconstruction of mind, body, spirit and environment
Canterbury recovery continues apace 15 months after Christchurch quake. Rachel Williams writes
All-you-can-study prize sickens NUS
Cardiff's Lifetime Scholarship resembles Hunger Games, body claims. David Matthews reports
Translate business-speak into entrepreneurial ideas
David Matthews meets new ABS head Paul Marshall, who wants the business schools to find their voice
A word of advices: let speakers of Englishes do it their way, UK told
Embrace internationalism - loosen up that mother tongue, scholar suggests. Matthew Reisz writes
The week in higher education
The University of Aberdeen ducked any further accusations of promoting "quackery" by deciding against establishing a chair in a form of alternative medicine that advocates mistletoe as a cure...
Odds and quads
These items form part of remarkable treasure trove found in the brickwork of an old fireplace last month when two maintenance workers were repairing the Brigham Hall dormitory at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts.
