Half of UK private providers ¡®exit sector in three years¡¯ For-profit institutions at particular risk of collapse, researchers say By Chris Havergal 1 April
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 By John Morgan 1 April
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 By John Morgan 1 April
Flagging fee income ¡®consistent factor¡¯ in university deficits Analysis of finance data for English universities suggests some institutions have responded by cutting staff costs By Simon Baker 30 March
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 By David Matthews 29 March
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 By Anna McKie 29 March
UK success in latest ERC round spotlights Brexit risks Country wins biggest share of advanced grants, but could soon lose access to fund By Chris Havergal 28 March
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¡¯ By Rachael Pells 28 March
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 By John Morgan 28 March
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 By John Morgan 28 March
¡®Good luck with it¡¯: damning verdict on UK¡¯s ERC alternative plan Post-Brexit UK grants scheme would find it ¡®almost impossible¡¯ to match European Research Council¡¯s international competition and quality, former European Commission research head warns By John Morgan 28 March
Research intelligence: how to improve team science Work to encourage team science is gathering momentum, and a recent Academy of Medical Sciences report highlights key steps to be taken By Jack Grove 28 March