Degrees in Dutch 鈥榝acing extinction鈥� in Netherlands Courses in Dutch language and literature are now more popular in Poland than in the Netherlands, figures suggest By Jack Grove 19 September
Professor: replace humanities funder with liberal arts colleges Cambridge fellow also calls for arts to be excluded from research excellence framework By Rachael Pells 19 September
Wellcome Trust鈥檚 student housing firm held in Luxembourg Critics question why iQ, with UK property worth 拢2.2 billion, is registered offshore in favourable tax regime By John Morgan 19 September
France boosts international student numbers Increase may reflect efforts to target markets where UK has traditionally been strong By Matthew Reisz 18 September
Report cements fear of UK visa 鈥榙eterrent鈥� for EU nationals But universities welcome Migration Advisory Committee call to end Tier 2 visa cap By John Morgan 18 September
Questions surround data used to reject UK post-study work visas Government鈥檚 lead migration adviser admits graduate earnings information is 鈥榥ot as good as we would like鈥� By John Morgan 18 September
Russian tension with West 鈥榝urther weakening鈥� research links Data on international collaboration show cross-border authorship share falling over recent years By Simon Baker 18 September
Number of academics working beyond 65 in UK doubles Data unclear on whether older scholars are keeping younger researchers out of jobs By Jack Grove 17 September
Taxpayer savings from England鈥檚 high-fees system 鈥榦nly small鈥� Last year鈥檚 move to ease burden on graduates means system is almost back to where it was before fees hike, IFS report suggests By Simon Baker 17 September
UKRI to tackle diversity problem in research The UK鈥檚 new research mega-body has huge power to tackle long-standing inequalities, says its new diversity tsar Jennifer Rubin By Jennifer Rubin 15 September
What鈥檚 the point of scholarly academies? As universities have turned to partisan lobbying and self-promotion, new head of Allea thinks ancient organisations now fill a crucial space in public debate By David Matthews 15 September
Israeli academics oppose Myanmar influence on curricula Controversial textbook deal comes under fire By Matthew Reisz 14 September