Final years of Horizon 2020 to fund EU’s ‘political priorities’ Remaining three years of funding programme to focus on carbon reduction, climate change resilience, digitisation and cybersecurity By David Matthews 27 October
Alison Wolf backs personalised learning accounts for England King’s College London professor says current loans system means most young people feel they have ‘no choice but to go to university’ By Ellie Bothwell 27 October
Open access week: ResearchGate and the violation of copyright agreements Hannelore Vanhaverbeke on what publishers can do to help reduce the number of scholars infringing copyright agreements By Hannelore Vanhaverbeke 27 October
How do research-intensive universities embrace inclusion? Speakers at the 2017 World Academic Summit discuss how world-class universities are embracing social inclusivity 27 October
Early deadline applications to UK universities bounce back EU and international applications up in data for Oxbridge, medical and veterinary degrees By Chris Havergal 26 October
Predatory conferences ‘now outnumber official scholarly events’ UK researcher who travelled to predatory conference in Denmark calls for greater awareness of problem By Jack Grove 26 October
Ignorance of predatory conferences means warning signs are missed Why do smart scholars fall for dodgy conferences, asks Jack Grove By Jack Grove 26 October
UK considers offering student loan access in foreign trade deals Plan explored to prevent ‘chasm’ opening up in enrolment from declining numbers of EU undergraduates By John Morgan 26 October
Call for ‘radical change’ in admissions at top UK universities Sutton Trust says contextual admissions must become ‘central’ as report reveals uneven use across sector By Jack Grove 26 October
Europe’s university leaders call for urgent Brexit progress Letter signed by 22 representative organisations calls on governments to speed up Brexit negotiations concerning higher education By Rachael Pells 25 October
NUI Galway lecturer promoted after gender discrimination row Four other women continue legal action against Irish university By Chris Havergal 25 October
MP’s Brexit letter ‘should not have been sent’ – minister Chris Heaton-Harris’ request for academics lecturing in field was research for book, says Jo Johnson By Chris Havergal 25 October
