Swiss and UK grantees left waiting as ERC announces awards Success rate for prestigious starter grants drops below 10 per cent By Ben Upton 10 January
Islamophobia row puts French campuses in crossfire as poll looms Sciences Po Grenoble director calls for ‘calm and rationality’ after suspension of Klaus Kinzler leads to loss of regional funding By Ben Upton 10 January
UK’s lead on international mobility in Europe ‘shrinking’ Data suggest that European mobility and recruitment from Asia are rapidly diversifying campuses on the continent By Simon Baker 10 January
A physicist as minister could prompt a quantum leap in Dutch HE Robbert Dijkgraaf's appointment to the Netherlands’ new government has got academics very excited, says Michèle Wera By Michèle Wera 10 January
The UK has already met its overseas recruitment target. Time for another With concerted efforts, the UK could attract far more than 600,000 international students to its shores, says James Pitman By James Pitman 9 January
Sacked lecturer who university refused to reinstate awarded ?100K Union accuses Huddersfield of ‘cold and calculated’ decision not to give Jonathan Duxbury his old job back By Chris Havergal 7 January
‘Stupid’ squabble over Paris name ‘sets France back 15 years’ Decision by top court means another rebrand will be needed to help outsiders understand who’s who among republic’s reassembled universities By Ben Upton 7 January
Transgender disputes threaten to split university unions Gender critical theory and harassment move up agenda as major battles over pay and pensions loom By Jack Grove 6 January
UK ‘missing out on talent’ as eastern European enrolment plummets Figures suggest just a tenth of previous entrant numbers from some countries got a study visa By Simon Baker 6 January
Hepi: ‘first-generation student’ tag unhelpful for admissions Appealing narrative attached to ‘first-in-family’ students may obscure the actual extent of their social disadvantage, says researcher By Jack Grove 6 January
New UK rules on international research partnerships now in force Legislation gives Westminster government power to block or impose conditions on acquisition of intellectual property in 17 areas By Chris Havergal 5 January
Bespoke robot-written exams to curb student cheating Creating unique datasets for online exams preferable to ‘naive’ honour codes or faulty online surveillance, experts say By Jack Grove 5 January