By Hannah Devlin. It was the case of the superstar surgeon, the prestigious Swedish institute and the ill-fated windpipe transplants that escalated into allegations of misconduct, dismissal and a criminal investigation. More...

By Security leak. Students used to be dispatched home for the holidays – now they can stay in halls, so the nights are neither silent nor holy. More...

By David Mitchell. Faiz Siddiqui believes his university teaching at Oxford was ‘appallingly bad’. But does that mean that he was treated unfairly. More...

By Juliet Dukes. A failure to teach good ethics and practices to researchers who use animals comes at a high price. Change is urgently needed. More...

By Academics Anonymous. As a lone female student abroad, I was terrified and powerless when I was attacked. The repercussions are still damaging my career. More...

By Richard Adams. University says numbers have already fallen as higher education institutions tell MPs of significant funding risks of EU exit. More...

By Sharon Akaka. Theresa May should not penalise children who are determined to study hard and do well for something that is outside their control. More...

By Tess Reidy. Studying at a European university is a chance to learn a new language, make friends – and escape £9k tuition fees.

France
Tuition fees: From £160 per year
Average annual tuition fees are £160 for most undergraduate programs at public universities and £217 for master’s programs. Like most cities, living expenses are higher in the capital, but for many it’s worth the cost – Paris has been named the world’s number one student city four times in a row. Most programmes are taught in French but there are more than 1,100 courses taught in English too. More...

By Sally Weale. University and College Union wants to move away from applications based on predicted grades after study finds just 16% are correctly forecast. More...

By Harriet Swain. ‘A result of human error’ has left 108 students without their expected payment, leaving some in financial trouble. More...