Number of international students at Dutch universities soars Netherlands' market share of mobile scholars grows by 15 per cent in 10 years By Holly Else 4 April
EU research ¡®still failing to include social sciences¡¯ Without input from other disciplines, new technologies will fail to improve lives, report warns By David Matthews 3 April
Plymouth QAA review kept secret after successful appeal Challenge means that institution¡¯s entry into teaching excellence framework based on 2009 report By John Morgan 3 April
Clare Marchant named next Ucas chief executive Current head of Worcestershire County Council will succeed Mary Curnock Cook By Chris Havergal 3 April
Will new institutions shake up teaching in old elite? New institutions across the world believe that they can compete with big-name universities that are stuck in the past, explains Jack Grove By Jack Grove 2 April
Do private providers have higher dropout rates? New data allow greater scrutiny of student retention in England¡¯s ¡®challenger¡¯ institutions By Simon Baker 1 April
Tread carefully with altmetrics, European Commission told Transparency ¡®crucial¡¯ to the introduction of new metrics in Continent¡¯s research system By Holly Else 31 March
'Nudging' encourages students to apply to top universities Teenagers who received personalised letters more likely to get into Russell Group institutions By Chris Havergal 30 March
Publicity without scrutiny: journal embargoes under fire Issuing press releases without allowing access to the original research criticised by UK politicians By John Elmes 30 March
Overpaid and overbearing: UK university staff on management Three-quarters of respondents are dissatisfied with the people running their institutions By Matthew Reisz 30 March
BPP¡¯s Dutch ownership brings call for scrutiny All three of England¡¯s for-profit universities owned in Netherlands By John Morgan 30 March
When university staff seethe, blaming the messenger won't cut it Matthew Reisz discusses the preliminary results of the National Senior Management Survey By Matthew Reisz 30 March
