Half of European students ‘not experiencing internationalisation’ Study finds that a quarter of students at European universities think internationalisation is of little importance By Ellie Bothwell 27 September
World Academic Summit: German university plans museum to showcase research impact President of Humboldt University of Berlin says new public laboratory will help drive the ‘production, preservation and communication of knowledge’ By Ellie Bothwell 26 September
Labour conference: MPs question party’s pledge to abolish fees Rosie Duffield says Labour should ‘keep that conversation open’, while Wes Streeting criticises ‘middle-class subsidy’ By John Morgan 26 September
World Academic Summit: lecturers ‘must create culture of constructive failure’ Leaders of top universities say students must be pushed to ‘breaking point’ and allowed to fail By Ellie Bothwell 26 September
First-generation students less likely to pick arts and humanities Data from the Office for Students appear to show vocational courses have bigger shares of such students By Simon Baker 26 September
University complaints process ‘failing sexual harassment victims’ Complaints process can drag on for several years and is nearly impossible to challenge, says 1752 Group report By Chris Havergal 26 September
It’s time to debunk the ‘nonsense’ about Prevent Claims that the UK’s counterterrorism strategy targets Muslims and harms free speech are ‘nonsense’, says Prevent coordinator Chris Sybenga By Chris Sybenga 26 September
EU commissioner calls for gender quotas in university management Carlos Moedas tells MEPs institutions should introduce allocations for female academics ‘at some point’ By David Matthews 25 September
Should Labour root its National Education Service in towns? Seeing the NES as a solution to Labour’s biggest electoral problem could bring relevance to a vague concept, writes John Morgan from Liverpool By John Morgan 25 September
More harmonious Open University looks to the future Staff at the ‘University of the Air’ are more optimistic after the end of an unloved era of leadership, but challenges remain By Jack Grove 25 September
Spanish degree scandals raise wider questions over quality Accusations of academic malpractice have forced two resignations and reached the prime minister By David Matthews 25 September
Labour conference: lifelong learning ‘central’ to party’s plans Shadow minister warns UK risks being overtaken by rivals in North America and Asia if sectors don’t work more closely together By John Morgan 24 September
