Refugees must be given access to university The UK's new right-to-study rules are another manifestation of its 鈥榟ostile environment鈥� for immigrants, say Katie Bales and Bridget Anderson By Katie Bales 2 August
Ireland: help for student support and multi-campus institutions New funding stream should give a boost to those pursuing innovative projects By Matthew Reisz 1 August
More medicine places in clearing as providers battle for students Shrinking pool of applicants puts students in the driving seat By Anna McKie 1 August
Only most research-intensive UK universities 鈥榗over full costs鈥� New analysis on the full economic costs of research and teaching by 鈥榩eer group鈥� raises concerns about long-term sustainability of some institutions By Simon Baker 1 August
Brexit: four big stumbling blocks for HE after the White Paper In light of the UK government鈥檚 recent statements on the future relationship with the EU, what do policy experts see as the key areas of Brexit uncertainty to be addressed for higher education? By John Morgan 31 July
Coventry announces plans to open Polish branch campus University set to offer English-taught degrees in Wroc艂aw from next year By Ellie Bothwell 30 July
Germany focuses on quality after hitting foreign student target Country faces dilemmas over language of instruction and how to tackle dropout rate By David Matthews 30 July
Higher education 鈥榯urned upside-down鈥� by Polish reforms Limitations on powers of new university councils are 鈥榤ostly cosmetic鈥�, academics say By Matthew Reisz 30 July
REF submission rules 鈥榗ould increase burden鈥� on departments New rules for staff eligibility designed to make compliance easier are in fact more complicated than before, academics warn By Rachael Pells 30 July
Study raises concerns over assessment methods in UK universities New paper says both teaching-intensive and research-intensive universities need to re-examine the way they assess students By Anna McKie 28 July
UK leaning heavily on EU academics for ERC grant success Almost half of ERC grants awarded to UK institutions for 2018 won by EU nationals, as UK sees overall decline in successful bids By Rachael Pells 27 July
National Student Survey 2018: big names take hit as boycott fades Most universities omitted after the boycott are back in for this year鈥檚 NSS, although Cambridge and Oxford still fail to feature By Anna McKie 27 July