Universities in Central and Eastern Europe have already begun helping students, academics and researchers affected by the war – but the scale of the problem is still unknown

Formal joint projects are suspended. But that doesn’t mean academics can’t keep talking to Russians, or even doing private research, says the head of the German rectors’ conference

‘The educational process continues remotely’ says head of the University of Lviv. In neighbouring Romania, universities are offering help to Ukrainian academics and students, as the bombing intensifies

As Ukraine calls on world to ‘fully isolate Russia by all means’, Germany is to block research links. Meanwhile EU policymakers are weighing whether to kick Russia out of European science organisations

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology opens up to bids from universities, industry and research organisations to form a network for the creative and cultural industries

Member states need to be more explicit about opportunities and support universities can expect from national plans for the €750B fund

Investments in lower-cost, greener buildings will help universities balance their budgets and contribute to the EU’s overarching plan to become carbon neutral by 2050

Universities and research institutes urge science publishers to stop imposing embargoes on manuscripts funded by agencies that make open access a condition of public grants

EU officials risk ‘drowning’ the alliances in ‘too many demands and a push towards enlargement’, while red tape blocks agreement on joint degrees

A new report by the European Universities Association report provides strong evidence that the impact of budget cuts made after 2008 is still felt in many countries, but governments have better insights and new tools to avoid another funding slump