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Articles by Ben Upton
Some fear anti-Anglicisation politician will stick to hard line if he wins big, but even milder consensus to limit non-Dutch teaching to a third of each programme would bring major disruption to many departments
Initiative intended to check office requirements redesigned after privacy panic
Forward College is having some success selling LSE-designed courses in student-magnet capitals, but faces stiff competition as it seeks to build a brand beyond its awarding institution
Lengthy talks for opt-in read-and-publish deal, worth about €35 million a year, reached agreement as publisher warmed to open access and people involved in negotiations changed, consortium says
Digital enrolments have grown over 400 per cent in the past decade, but segment will not serve everyone priced out of in-person study, experts say, with hinted regulation unlikely to hike quality quickly
Country tumbles from second to fifth in winners¡¯ table as dithering over Horizon Europe association continues
Post-Brexit expansion comes amid a shortfall of 30,000 beds, with student groups warning universities need to be more upfront about the issues
Graduates seen as poorly prepared in country with spiralling murder rate but top-down syllabus update said to ¡®violate¡¯ normal practice
Leaked draft of summertime power grab has spooked scientists, but most admit country¡¯s network of 76 institutes needs reform
Scientists involved in road-blocking and invading private jet terminals say they¡¯ve lost out on promotions and been reported by students but others cite their protests in grant applications as forms of research output
Minister hints at punishment with unprecedented letter to National Science Centre over project exploring the role of bondage and domination in the development of trans identities
Their value previously unquestioned, Nordic universities have tended to enjoy happy relations with governments despite close state control over them. But a surge of support for populist parties in the region suggests that the consensus may be shifting. Ben Upton reports
Estonian minister says Brussels must drop idea that ¡®big is beautiful¡¯ and argues that being ¡®agile¡¯ results in faster responses to advances in research
Transferable allowances could bring students clarity and flexibility as they become ¡®customers who can make demands¡¯, but some worry about workability and vesting unprecedented powers in landlord-presidents
Independent panel agrees Baden-W¨¹rttemberg should stop charging overseas learners, but its chair predicts ¡®avalanche¡¯ of fees-for-all could follow
Ministry in foundation model talks with two universities as insider worries about future interference at conservatoire
Holyrood still finalising details of pilot student exchange programme but time running out to make it accessible, leaders fear
Departing editors accept that there¡¯s ¡®no shortage of academics¡¯ to replace them as they call for ¡®concerted action¡¯
September will see thousands of thesis defenders invited to swear oath to scientific ethics and integrity, but many remain sceptical of ritual¡¯s value
Greening of health research depends on goodwill and unfunded, uncoordinated efforts of individual researchers, according to study commissioned by Wellcome Trust
Deputies of Bulgaria¡¯s Iliana Ivanova likely to have outsized influence on Horizon Europe and its successor, according to a national official unhappy that the planning process belongs to Brussels
Petitioners ask leading Italian university to look again at honorary degree for Ka?s Sa?ed over his replacement theory rhetoric and constitutional power grabs
Leaders say a vote curbing Supreme Court powers has forced them to speak out, but they must still consider pro-government faculty and staff as the state heads for civil strife
Battle over who should have final say over professorship appointments demonstrates difficulty in reconciling starkly different academic cultures
