Europe

Pedro Sánchez says he might resign over levelling of ‘falsehoods’ against Begoña Gómez, connected to her time working for IE University

Legal reforms to enable creation of ‘European degree’ the next step towards closer cross-border integration, THE summit hears

Number of institutions making redundancies passes 50, reflecting scale of financial challenge facing sector, but even some senior leaders fear rush into irreversible changes will do long-term harm

Study concludes that learning how to pronounce students’ names properly should be included in diversity and inclusion policies at universities ‘because it goes to the heart of people’s identities’

Biomedical research charity asking applicants to submit sustainability plans in funding bids as UK institutions launch new green research code

As the celebrated children’s historical sketch show marks its 15th anniversary, Jack Grove speaks to its head writer, history producer and PhD researchers on how scholarly sleuthing has been crucial to its long success

University leaders warn they often find themselves stuck between the US and China

Independent review finds evidence of clear value but calls for governance and relationships to evolve, and for stronger funding settlement

University policy criticised for potential chilling effect, just as institutions come under renewed pressure to promote free speech

Committee urges new transparency data, strengthened oversight and guidance on how big a cut of tuition fee universities should take

Companies must understand that it is not the job of a university to conduct commercial product development, summit hears

European Innovation Council president says member states are struggling to turn good science into ‘game-changing innovations’