Emily Dixon

Academic who has been a vocal critic of long-running student blockades joins government, sparking further demonstrations

Concerns framework programme’s budget could be redirected to back projects with military uses ‘threatens to undermine its core purpose’, say leading research universities

Planned restructure of key government departments under new coalition must keep dual responsibilities of universities together, leaders say

Survey of first-generation scholars finds many struggle with ‘unwritten rules’ of academic life

European universities urged to review dependence on Amazon, Google and Microsoft as Trump policies expose vulnerabilities

Home of prestigious awards hopes to claim more of its own after launching new funding stream – but leaders caution against too much political control

Cost of living concerns and difficulties finding graduate jobs drive students to join widespread protests 

Discussions about the shape of the next framework programme, due to begin in 2028, are already under way. But the European Commission’s deafening silence is stoking fears that it wants to refocus research funding on short-term industrial competitiveness. Emily Dixon reports

Universities should offer opportunities to US talent because it can ‘prevent fruitful lines of enquiry from being abruptly cut off’, says head of leading European institution

Governments and institutions launch schemes to attract US talent – but budget and anti-internationalisation policy could get in the way, some fear

University umbrella groups call on EU Global Gateway initiative to boost funding for international research collaborations