European universities want to continue collaborating with their UK partners. But if the UK takes rash decisions on Brexit, their patience may wear thin. More...

Research using brain scans finds people experience feelings of contentment from places more than from objects such as photographs or wedding rings. More...

Universities urged to help the UK weather the post-Brexit economy through EU science collaborations and new incentives to commercialise their research. More...

Candidates asked to consider the purpose of law and the morality of air travel in latest batch of sample interview material. More...

It’s hard to cheat the university’s interview process, which seeks to spot independent thought. More...

Despite his profound knowledge of world history, in describing the Iran nuclear deal as “the worst deal ever” (Report, 11 October), President Trump seems to have forgotten, for starters, the Munich agreement and the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. More...

We write to express our deep concern at the actions of senior figures within the University of Manchester in relation to an event organised by the student Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign earlier this year (UK university censors Holocaust survivor’s speech criticising Israel, theguardian.com, 29 September). While the event went ahead, the speech of a Jewish Holocaust survivor was arrogantly censored and labelled antisemitic, the right to superintend the meeting by university academic staff was usurped by institutional appointees, restrictions were placed on advertising the event, and the whole thing was filmed in what amounted to an implicit threat of potential further action. More...

UK students have been unfazed by the new ranking, but international students are taking the results seriously, which could damage bronze universities. More...

University tutors select the foreign films to watch for a new perspective on the world. More...

The new apprenticeship route into teaching could tempt cash-strapped schools to fill vacancies on the cheap. More...