Subject cost data add fuel to England's variable fees debate Analysis of departmental spending suggests there is a large gulf in costs between some disciplines By Simon Baker 5 October
Career advice: how to write a PhD proposal Pragya Agarwal considers what aspiring doctoral students can do to make their application stand out from the rest By Pragya Agarwal 5 October
Fresh data support freedom of movement for scientists Countries with the most open immigration policies for scholars have stronger scientific impact, reports suggest By Rachael Pells 4 October
How to be happy: a psychologist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By Sonja Lyubomirsky 4 October
France set to boost research budget by 6 per cent Proposals ¡®reverse the trend¡¯ of falling spending, says research minister By David Matthews 4 October
PM May announces ¡®major review¡¯ of English university funding Conference speech raises questions about future of ?9,250 fees system and shows impact of Labour policy By John Morgan 4 October
University of Amsterdam creates Europe¡¯s first ¡®body farm¡¯ New facility should provide crucial information for detecting crimes By Matthew Reisz 4 October
Irish students protest against fee rises and loans National demonstration planned over income contingent repayment 'propaganda' By Holly Else 4 October
Conservative conference 2017: the revival of ¡®more means worse¡¯ John Morgan asks whether laments for the polytechnics may have policy impact By John Morgan 4 October
Central European University hopes ¡®agreement¡¯ with Hungary near Budapest-based institution says negotiations between Hungary and New York State have created ¡®basis for an agreement¡¯ By David Matthews 3 October
How to be happy: a sociologist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By David Bartram 3 October
Jo Johnson urges end to 'terminology of debt and loans' Finance expert Martin Lewis likens government to 'illegal loan shark' on 'disastrous' threshold freeze By John Morgan 3 October
