BPP shuts dental course as regulator raises safety concerns Students on course forced to find alternative programmes, as government plans to open English sector further to new providers By John Morgan 5 October
Fresh data support freedom of movement for scientists Countries with the most open immigration policies for scholars have stronger scientific impact, reports suggest By Rachael Pells 4 October
How to be happy: a psychologist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By Sonja Lyubomirsky 4 October
France set to boost research budget by 6 per cent Proposals ¡®reverse the trend¡¯ of falling spending, says research minister By David Matthews 4 October
PM May announces ¡®major review¡¯ of English university funding Conference speech raises questions about future of ?9,250 fees system and shows impact of Labour policy By John Morgan 4 October
University of Amsterdam creates Europe¡¯s first ¡®body farm¡¯ New facility should provide crucial information for detecting crimes By Matthew Reisz 4 October
Irish students protest against fee rises and loans National demonstration planned over income contingent repayment 'propaganda' By Holly Else 4 October
Conservative conference 2017: the revival of ¡®more means worse¡¯ John Morgan asks whether laments for the polytechnics may have policy impact By John Morgan 4 October
Central European University hopes ¡®agreement¡¯ with Hungary near Budapest-based institution says negotiations between Hungary and New York State have created ¡®basis for an agreement¡¯ By David Matthews 3 October
How to be happy: a sociologist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By David Bartram 3 October
Jo Johnson urges end to 'terminology of debt and loans' Finance expert Martin Lewis likens government to 'illegal loan shark' on 'disastrous' threshold freeze By John Morgan 3 October
England's student loan reforms a 'significant giveaway' says IFS Raising graduate repayments bar to ?25k hikes level of public subsidy for system to 45 per cent, says respected research institute By Simon Baker 3 October
